Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  As a market develops—and in our industry, it's a growth model at this point in time—certainty is what we need. It's the same with any other project, and it's the same thing Mr. Collyer said: it's a risk management process, and certainty in the regulatory environment is very impor

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Thank you for the question. I don't have an exact percentage, but I can maybe paint a picture. If we have a limited amount of resources from a corporate point of view, from a government point of view, and from an NGO point of view, and those resources are deployed doing environm

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Sure. I ultimately believe that if we have one project and one review in a clearly defined time period and in a clearly defined process, it's going to be better for the environment because we can deploy resources to do other work.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  The example I was using was Chalk River, where there were 37 environmental assessments on the same site over time.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  No, absolutely not.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Good evening, Mr. Chairman, committee members, and members of the public. I'm here today to speak on behalf of Canada's nuclear industry. The Canadian Nuclear Association has some 100 member companies, representing 71,000 people employed in the production and advancement of nucl

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  To clarify, first of all, we were talking about Saskatchewan and uranium mining on the provincial side. On the plant side, we're talking about a federal regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.

Environment committee  An environmental study should look at the potential negative and positive effects.

Environment committee  Not so much.

Environment committee  Absolutely.

Environment committee  Absolutely.

Environment committee  It's to our advantage to make sure this happens.

Environment committee  Obviously it's a challenge for our industry. I'm going to transfer it over to Heather, because I know she has some very specific answers and situations she would like to relate to you. But consistency is consistency. If we have to pre-negotiate consistent standards, we need to

Environment committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, and the public who are here today. I have with me today Mrs. Heather Kleb, who is our director of regulatory affairs. We're here today to speak on behalf of the 70,000 people who work in Canada's nuclear industry. Everyone w