Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.
My name is Eric McGoey, and I am vice-president of corporate affairs at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories.
Born and raised in northwestern Ontario, I have over twenty years of experience working at the intersection of government, energy and communities. I spent more than a decade in government and another decade in the energy sector, including at Ontario Power Generation and the Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines.
In recent years, my work has focused on indigenous and public engagement for clean energy projects, including supporting new nuclear projects and relationship agreements with indigenous communities, as well as intergovernmental collaboration on small modular reactor development across Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and New Brunswick.
As vice-president of public affairs, I'm responsible for communications and engagement with employees, host communities, stakeholders and elected officials, and I support transparency within the framework established by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the Government of Canada.
Allow me now to expand on the relationship between CNL and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.
CNL operates Canada's nuclear laboratories on behalf of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited under a government-owned, contractor-operated contract, often referred to as GOCO. AECL owns the sites, the assets, the liabilities and the intellectual property. It also sets CNL's mandate and remains accountable to the Government of Canada and to Parliament.
CNL's role is to deliver that mandate safely, securely and effectively in full compliance with Canadian law, Canadian regulators and AECL's requirements.
Our three priorities at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories are to restore and protect the environment, to advance clean energy for today and tomorrow, and to contribute to the health of Canadians.
I look forward to answering your questions.