Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
We thank the witnesses, Mr. Dupont and Mr. Wallace. It's nice to have you here.
I also want to note that Mr. Cullen's comments have highlighted, I think, how valuable this research work is to us here. It's an indication to them that we notice.
Thank you for your efforts, which we so often rely on.
Gentlemen, through you, Mr. Chairman, Minister Raitt indicated this summer that she was disappointed with AECL and its performance in relation to Chalk River. She more recently described AECL as a small Canadian crown corporation that cannot compete. Does this diminish the value of AECL?
We noted earlier this year, in January, when the government made its proposal to raise something like $10 billion through a sale of assets during a recession, that this might not be the best time to be selling assets at fire sale prices. It strikes me as odd that a minister who is thinking about selling or seeking private investment in a crown corporation would be making statements like this. Does it have any impact on the value of AECL at all?