Good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to start by wishing each member of the committee a happy new year. May 2008 be a very productive year indeed. And most of all I wish Canadians across the country a happy new year.
We're here today at a specially scheduled meeting resulting from four members of the Liberal Party calling for a meeting under Standing Order 106(4). I'll read the letter they sent:
We the undersigned members of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources request that a meeting of our Standing Committee be convened, pursuant to Standing Order 106(4), in order to hear from the Minister of Natural Resources and, separately, the President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission concerning nuclear safety issues, including safety issues at the Chalk River nuclear reactor.
This is in order.
We're here today to deal with this issue. I do want to say from the start that Ms. Bell has indicated that she will move a motion later, which has been given proper notice and is in order. We'll deal with that after we're finished with this issue.
I'd like to start by going directly to the members who have called for this meeting. If you could, please tell us what you have in mind and move a motion so we can start discussing the issue.