Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I understand I'm not allowed to participate in other people's amendments but as you sketched, the fate of PV-13 hangs on what happens to NDP-4.
I want to reiterate that it is extremely important, given the government's commitment to the polluter pays principle, that part 1 of the bill, which embraces the polluter pays principle, must be reflected in part 2 of the bill. Under the purposes of the proposed act—and my amendment is slightly different from the approach taken by the NDP—I would amend the purpose of the nuclear liability and compensation act to make it crystal clear that the polluter pays principle applies equally to the nuclear industry as it does to the oil and gas industry. There's no rationale offered, nor has any commentary or witness suggested that there's an acceptable explanation for the failure to treat the nuclear industry exactly the same way that the government proposes to treat the oil and gas industry.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.