Chair, I just wanted to point out that I believe the exemption that this bill would be removing was for those particular facilities which would be at our academic research institutions. I just want further clarification on this.
As a proud graduate of the University of Alberta, I believe the University of Alberta does have one of these facilities. It's located in Ms. Duncan's riding. If the liability amount was held the same for the University of Alberta, as well as McMaster or any of the other places where these particular facilities happen to be held, that would require those particular universities or the operators thereof, to do one of two things. One would be to shut down their facilities, because they wouldn't be able to afford the insurance that would come with the absolute liability of $1 billion. Given the magnitude and the scope of what those facilities are actually capable of doing, does it actually make sense to hold them in the same category or classification as a nuclear power generation facility?
I am wondering if department officials can confirm what I'm saying.