The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the attachment to the letter was the fulfilment of a commitment that the Minister of the Environment made to keep all her counterparts fully apprised of the various positions or potential positions being taken by various countries around the world. She also made the

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, given the unctuous admonitions of the Reform Party, I really must point out that the very law it is holding up waving with great fanfare today is the very law that it voted against in the House of Commons when it had the opportunity. The government of Canada is foll

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, obviously the Government of Canada is not taking the position the hon. gentleman alleges. In all these transactions we have followed the rules that we believe to be applicable. If others have a different point of view they are free to challenge that procedure in the

Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am sure the tens of thousands of employees across Canada involved in working in connection with the Candu technology will be very interested in the hon. lady's condemnation of them. In fact Candu complies with every rule and regulation of the Atomic Energy Control

Environment  Mr. Speaker, in handling all these transactions the government is confident that we have followed all appropriate rules and regulations both in our country and internationally in countries that are potential purchasers of Candu reactors. There are certain matters that certain pa

Environment  Mr. Speaker, the hon. gentleman should have a research department that extends beyond monitoring CBC news. What was quoted on the news last night was 15 or 20 seconds out of perhaps a 20 minute or half an hour interview. The hon. member might be interested in AECL's position. It

Environment  Mr. Speaker, everything that is required according to law to be released is released. If there are further matters that are subsequently dealt with by the courts, of course those court judgments will be followed. In the meantime, the hon. gentleman should understand that Candu a

Environment  Mr. Speaker, at least part of the proof is in the record of Candu internationally so far, which is recognized as one of the world's leading technologies with respect to the generation of nuclear power. The hon. lady should know that in developing any of these facilities, whether

Devco  Mr. Speaker, I am sure the hon. member shares the sentiment expressed by the union, by the Government of Nova Scotia and by our government to have success stories related to Devco. The special examination is part of the process to try to ensure that the corporation is operating

Nuclear Reactors  Mr. Speaker, the hon. gentleman should be careful of the aspersions he may cast with respect to the Candu technology around the world. That technology has proven to be efficient and safe and is respected. The problems he refers to in Ontario were problems related to management a

Nuclear Reactors  Mr. Speaker, as I have already said, if and when AECL is successful in its bid and if and when it is successful in negotiating a contract subsequent to that bid, it will of course comply with all applicable Canadian standards and all applicable Turkish laws. Environmental specifi

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, as I have indicated, the policies of AECL are to conduct environmental analysis of all of its projects. The bid projects from other countries around the world typically include environmental requirements with which AECL must comply. Finally, in terms of the applicat

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is exclusively the Reform Party that is talking about this doomsday scenario. The hon. gentleman should know that there are a variety of ways by which the climate challenge can be addressed: by broadening and deepening the voluntary initiatives in the private sec

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, if and when AECL is successful in its bid and actually negotiates a contract to sell a Candu reactor to Turkey it will of course comply with all applicable Canadian standards and Turkish requirements. Those Turkish requirements are in fact one of the very bid specifi

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, with respect to AECL and its business around the world, as a matter of policy the Atomic Energy Corporation of Canada Ltd. conducts an environmental analysis of all its projects. In relation to the bid process, which is still under way in Turkey, one of the bid spec