Gary Lunn on An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River

In the House of Commons on December 11th, 2007. See this statement in context.

An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk RiverGovernment Orders

December 11th, 2007 / 9:05 p.m.

Conservative

Gary Lunn Conservative Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Mr. Chair, I am going to read from our in-house counsel at Natural Resources Canada. We also have similar opinions from Justice Canada.

Clause 1(2) does not displace CNSC authority. It is a limiting condition on the permission Parliament gives by clause 1(1). Clause 1(1) allows AECL to operate in spite of its licence. Except for that one point in its licence condition, no other inference with CNSC authority is affected. They continue to have authority to inspect, and to ensure AECL is in compliance with all other licence conditions.

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