Thank you, members of the committee, for that.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I will not take long, but I just want to again emphasize that the nuclear section of the bill is quite different from the way we're treating the oil and gas sector. There is no rationale provided for why suppliers and contractors in the nuclear industry should be treated differently from suppliers and contractors in the oil and gas industry. In this section, what we're seeing by use of the phrase “and no other person than the operator” is that you could actually have a situation where, above the absolute liability cap, in the case of fault and negligence, the fault and negligence is found with a supplier or contractor, and they are completely removed from responsibility under the act.
There is no rationale offered. I think it's very clear how it's being handled on the oil and gas side. Why it's treated differently under nuclear liability, particularly when we do know that the subcontractors can be responsible for significant incidents should they exercise negligence....
Thank you, Mr. Chair.