Actually, Mr. Speaker, Canada lost its leadership role under the Conservative government's watch.
Dr. Chris O'Brien of the Association of Nuclear Medicine warned that in 36 hours regional hospitals in Ontario would have no medical isotopes to do the tests they wanted to do. Smaller reactors will not enable us to fill this gap, nor will the international supply.
Where will these regional hospitals receive the isotopes they need to serve the patients who require their tests to save their lives?