Mr. Speaker, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development is about to make a crucial decision about the financing of the Mochovce nuclear power plant in Slovakia.
Expert sources indicate this nuclear reactor is neither environmentally nor economically viable. Along with its technical flaws and overall concern for safety, the energy output of this nuclear reactor is not necessary to either the current or future needs of the people of Slovakia.
The European parliament, many countries, and all major environmental groups in Europe, the United States and Canada are calling for a delay or cancellation of this nuclear project. Furthermore, more than half the Slovakian population oppose the construction of nuclear power plants.
For Canada to vote in favour of this project would not only waste Canadian tax dollars in a very dangerous energy megaproject but would also subject the people of Slovakia to a huge debt load.
I urge the Government of Canada to vote against this proposal and not waste Canadian tax dollars.