My colleague Mr. Waddington spoke eloquently about Canada's contribution to modern science in developing the medical isotopes, which is a very healthy business in several Canadian provinces. I think it would be a blow to the Canadian reputation, especially our scientific and engineering reputation, and even to the nuclear people in Canada, if we were to just drop the whole thing. It would be disastrous in every respect. So I tend to agree with Mr. Waddington that we should fix the NRU, because it has worked and can be fixed, and then look at other options, like the accelerator.
On June 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.