Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank our witnesses for coming.
You know, this situation is of great concern. Every week, we hear about the sick and people who are worried.
Dr. Turcotte, you said that examinations were continuing but that you could cite cases where some exams were postponed, mainly for seniors, in your region. It remains of grave concern no matter who it is.
Mr. Villeneuve, you said that the Chalk River reactor shutdown had a significant impact on you. You told us how you had managed to adjust to the situation. I would like to have more details on the consequences.
I would like to ask you another question. You said that your thallium production had increased. Dr. Jean-Luc Urbain, President of the Canadian Nuclear Medicine Association, told us that this was a 20th century technology, meaning a technology that could be used for now but that was nonetheless out-of-date.
How do you see the future of thallium? Is it really simply an alternative or do you think that, in the long term, this will be a future solution, if the shortage continues and Chalk River remains closed for a long period of time?