Mr. Speaker, the situation concerning medical isotopes is critical.
Every day, 5,000 Canadians and 60,000 patients around the world depend on Chalk River. Some 18 months ago, when the first of the three unplanned shutdowns happened, the minister called it a matter of life and death. The Prime Minister said more or less the same thing when he called it a threat to human health.
When will the production of medical isotopes resume in Chalk River, if it ever does?