Mr. Speaker, I have just a couple of comments. First, I would like to get my hon. colleague, the parliamentary secretary, to address this. She did the same thing that the Minister of the Environment did in question period, the one behind this particular adjournment proceeding. That is, they both failed to address the issue of northern mines. They talked rather generally but did not talk about northern mines, and I want to give my colleague a chance to talk about northern mines.
The second thing I would tell my colleague, the parliamentary secretary, about liability caps for nuclear operators is what became of the three bills. The first bill died because of the election that was called before the fixed election date mandated by Elections Canada. An early election call by the Prime Minister killed the first bill. The second bill was killed by prorogation, again a choice of the Prime Minister. The third bill was tabled in 2010, but it just sat there and nothing happened to it, again a choice of the government, until the election in 2011 killed that bill.
Now we have a majority Conservative government, and no bill has been tabled. Therefore, I do not think the Conservatives really want to pass legislation related to raising the liability caps for nuclear operators. I would make that point to rebut the parliamentary secretary's statement, and I would also ask her to address northern mines and the financial securities that should be on deposit to cover the—