Mr. Speaker, I am very surprised to hear the NDP worried about the taxpayer, but I am delighted to answer the question.
I have a particular interest in the nuclear industry, because I covered it as a natural resources reporter. I can tell members that this $1 billion is the right balance between providing adequate compensation for citizens if there is a nuclear incident and also holding companies to account.
We are moving to the polluter pays model. This limit is well above the liability limits that are being imposed on nuclear operators in many countries.
The NDP is never happy until it can actually shut down all of our industry in Canada.