Lost her last election, in 2006, with 39% of the vote.
Nuclear Safety And Control Act February 4th, 1997
moved:
Motion No. 17
That Bill C-23 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 36 the following:
"51.1 A person shall not be found to have contravened any provision of this Act, other than section 50, if it is established that the person exercised all due diligence to prevent its commission."
Nuclear Safety And Control Act February 4th, 1997
moved:
Motion No. 15
That Bill C-23, in Clause 44, be amended by adding after line 20 on page 32 the following:
"(12) A copy of each regulation that the Commission proposes to make under paragraphs (1)( i ) or (1)( j ) shall be published in the Canada Gazette and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to persons to make representations to the Commission with respect thereto.''
Nuclear Energy December 10th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure the hon. member and all Canadians in relation to the announcement made yesterday by my counterpart, U.S. secretary of energy Hazel O'Leary.
First, I want to remind colleagues that Canada has a lengthy history in terms of advocating the destruction of nuclear weapons. Colleagues will remember that in April the Prime Minister attended the safety and security summit in Moscow where he said that Canada had agreed in principle to look at the prospect of burning weapons grade plutonium in CANDU reactors.
Yesterday my counterpart, the U.S. secretary of energy, announced the conclusion of phase one of an American study to determine safe and secure methods for disposal of weapons grade plutonium. The CANDU reactor is one of the three options that appears on that list. In fact, what now becomes necessary is to do a fuel test in relation to the utility on the CANDU.
What I want to do today is reassure all members of this House that the fuel test is going to be conducted under the most stringent safety and security measures put in place, regulated and monitored by the Atomic Energy Control Board.
National Unity December 9th, 1996
We are doing it.
Chalk River Nuclear Site December 5th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, first I want to reassure the hon. member and those who live in Chalk River and along the Ottawa River in relation to the story that appeared today in the Ottawa Citizen , the leak in question was reported to the AECB some number of years ago. Since that time the AECB has been monitoring the situation and taking whatever steps that have been necessary.
I want to reassure the member that the atomic energy board has stated that the leak in question presents no threat to the public or to the public health. The level of contamination is well below limits set by the AECB in relation to health and safety.
I also want to reassure members of the House that this leak is not from radioactive waste streams. The leak comes from water from
the bays in which the used fuel from the reactors is stored. It is important to reassure people that we are not talking about radioactive waste in this context.
Questions On The Order Paper December 4th, 1996
Regarding Atomic Energy Canada Limited, AECL, except for seven individuals who have accepted transfers to another AECL location, there have been no direct jobs lost in Quebec as a consequence of AECL's June 1996 announcement to reorganize its workforce throughout the company to achieve increased cost efficiencies and effectiveness. EACL is not aware of any indirect effect of these seven transfers.
Economic Development November 29th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises a very important question. It is both a question of cultural and economic concern to the people of the north.
This summer, during a regular geological field survey near Holman on Victoria Island, one of the geological survey mappers discovered a very large deposit of alabaster which will enable many people of the north to continue their important carving activities.
The geological survey is committed to mapping and documenting resources such as this. We appreciate that this is important, not only to the economic self-sufficiency of this region, but it is an important part of the culture of this region.
The Environment November 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question.
Let me assure him that AECL takes the comments of the auditor general as it relates to radioactive waste very seriously. A few weeks ago I met with the auditor general. I have discussed his concerns with my colleague, the Minister of Finance, and working together we are going to provide a solution to this problem in the very near future.
Mining November 20th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, it was the Liberal Party and only the Liberal Party that during the last election campaign acknowledged the importance of the mining sector to the Canadian economy and promised a new minerals and metals policy within the federal government.
Yesterday it was with great pleasure that I announced this new minerals and metals policy. Let me reassure all my friends on the other side of the House that this policy delivers on an important red book commitment which is to affirm and reaffirm the primary role of the provinces as it relates to jurisdiction over mining.
In addition, it acknowledges the increasing globalization of this industry and the importance of ensuring that we continue to attract foreign investment, that we continue to have access to foreign markets on fair terms and that we produce the science and technology that permits this industry to continue to be such an important contributor to the economy.
That is what this policy is about and it is one that I think we should all be very proud of.
Mining Industry November 20th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, let me reassure the hon. member that we are not waiting for anything. We have been working for the past number of months and in fact years with our colleagues in key departments such as fisheries and oceans, transport, environment. We have been working with the provinces to ensure that we have the necessary regulatory regime but one that does not contain within it expensive and inefficient overlap and duplication.
I must say that my department works closely with the province of Quebec and its mining department. We have a very positive relationship with my colleagues in the province of Quebec and we will continue to build on that relationship to ensure the kind of regulatory regime in this country that will attract foreign investment and will attract jobs in the mining sector.