Mr. Speaker, the government has repeatedly promised Canadians that there would be no plutonium flown into Canada but in January this promise was broken when American plutonium was flown into Chalk River. Our head offices go south and American plutonium comes north.
This was an act of stealth which occurred without warning or consultation with the people whose health was put in jeopardy. Canadian and American environmental groups say it was illegal and they may go to court.
Will the Minister of Transport commit to an immediate moratorium prohibiting any future shipments of plutonium by air?