Natural Resources committee  The provinces and territories, from their health ministries, are reporting that there are manageable delays. These are clearly not entirely acceptable for our patients, but are manageable. What is clear to me, as I talk to my colleagues on the ground, is that there are these big regional disparities across the country. The sites that appear to have the biggest difficulty coping are small urban sites dependant either upon small radiopharmacies or upon a generator being supplied to an individual hospital radiopharmacy.

Natural Resources committee  So another critical population is impacted by having this material not available. So that in summary gives you a clear idea of the U.S. practice of nuclear medicine, the problems we have when a reactor such as NRU goes offline for what appears to be an extended period of time, and the problems associated with the alternatives we are looking at in using the technetium-based imaging procedures.

Natural Resources committee  The reason we're having the meeting is that four members of the opposition, in proper process, have called the committee back. I want to read the terms as laid out in the letter from the opposition so that it's clear to everyone, members of the committee and witnesses, what we're here to discuss today and what we're not here to discuss today. So I'll just read the notification that we got from opposition members asking for this meeting, as follows: We the undersigned members of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources request that a meeting of our Standing committee be convened, pursuant to Standing Order 106(4), in order to study the prolonged closure of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited's NRU reactor at Chalk River, which has resulted in the decrease of supply of medical isotopes and a worsening health crisis, as well as the future of isotope reduction in Canada.

Auberge Grand-Mère  

Auberge Grand-Mère  

Auberge Grand-Mère  

Auberge Grand-Mère  

Auberge Grand-Mère  

Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I rise today to speak to this legislation. It is clear that shipbuilding policy is critically important, and the Conservative government has neglected shipbuilding over the last three years. I have worked very closely with members of my caucus, members for Halifax West, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, and Random—Burin—St.

Air Passengers' Bill of Rights  A passenger arrives at the airport and is told the plane is delayed 30 minutes. Bags are checked, security is cleared, and the passenger sits and waits. Two hours later the passenger is told the plane is delayed for yet another hour, and then another hour. Realistically, I ask the question: Can that individual now just simply go to the next counter and buy yet another $1,000 ticket?

RCMP  Yesterday, we saw yet another Canadian die after being tasered by RCMP officers in Brooks, Alberta. A major part of the problem is the continuing failure by the RCMP commissioner to issue clear and responsible policies on taser use by officers in the field. This negligence is costing lives. This is the 27th death since 2003 from taser use. When will the minister instruct the RCMP commissioner to enforce clear and responsible policies on taser use and stop this avoidable pattern of deaths?

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  We could go from there in order to ensure we are actually making a difference for Canadian Internet users and businesses. As I noted, it would clear Canada's name in being ranked fifth in the world for spam pollution originating from our country, a reputation we could all do without. We could truly clear our name.

Government Legislation  

Government Legislation  

Fisheries