Mr. Speaker, that answer is not good enough. That is no excuse to escape parliamentary oversight.
Furthermore, these delays are forcing MDS Nordion to import bomb grade uranium material into Canada, which the New York Times last week criticized as a security threat.
Reports indicate that this project is $200 million to $350 million over budget. This House deserves to know how much of a hit the public purse will take. The NDP deserves to know how much of a hit its budget will take. Canadians deserve to know how big the security threat is.
Will the parliamentary secretary tell this House how much this will cost us, $100 million, $200 million or $300 million? How much is it?