This is the thirty-ninth meeting. Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, June 1, 2009, we are dealing with Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident.
We have the various briefs that have been provided through the clerk. There is one from Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd., and we also have a submission from Bruce Power. Also, at the end of the committee's proceedings, could we have a few minutes? We also have the budget for the committee's study of Bill C-20. Perhaps around 5:35 or 5:40 we can deal with that.
Today, for the first panel, we have Michael D. Lees, president of Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.; Mr. Murray Elston, vice-president, corporate affairs, Bruce Power; Theresa McClenaghan, executive director and counsel for the Canadian Environmental Law Association; and Shawn-Patrick Stensil, energy and climate campaigner, Greenpeace Canada.
To all of you, welcome.
We will be going to approximately 4:30. I think all of you know generally what the routine is. We first have the presentations, and we try to keep them within 10 minutes. Then we have seven-minute rounds of questions from the members.
Without any further ado, we will proceed.
The second panel will begin around 4:30.
I think we'll go in the order of the names I called out. Mr. Lees, as president of Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd., perhaps you'd like to lead off.