Again, I've had no issues in the past.
I will say that it's important for a minister of the crown. They have interaction with their agency heads, including regulators, on administrative matters.
Also, it's very clear that given the statutory powers of the president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, they don't have to be a passive regulator. They could have called the commission themselves without having any material for them. They didn't have to wait for AECL even to present a safety case that they believed this was in the public interest. She could have amended the licence of her own accord. These powers are within the executive powers of that office.
So, Mr. Chair, again, I will only conclude by saying that there was absolutely no interference with respect to her decision or authority, but the Government of Canada has clearly lost confidence in her ability to exercise her executive powers in the role as president and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.