Natural Resources committee  Yes.

Natural Resources committee  Some countries have about that amount under the Brussels convention. Right now that would be, for instance, Sweden, until they make a change, Belgium, the U.K., Spain, and France. Some countries run only research reactors. That would be Italy, Norway, and Denmark, and even they,

Natural Resources committee  No.

Natural Resources committee  I assume the minister is referring to those countries that do have the $650 million amount.

Natural Resources committee  Some are using research reactors, some are in accord with the current Brussels convention. And some of those that are at that level now are considering increases, as Mr. Stensil noted--for example, Sweden.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. That's what happens right now, in fact. Under the current act, which is $75 million, the insurance consortium that Mr. Elston referred to has finally, over time, insured that whole amount. But that wasn't true originally. Originally the private consortium insured about hal

Natural Resources committee  That question was asked in the litigation I adverted to earlier. The litigation for the plaintiffs, whom I represented, indicated that depending on the assumptions about the kind of accident, the direction of the wind—all those things make a big difference—the liability could ran

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I will. Before I start, maybe I would say that's one thing we have in common: the view that the bill is long overdue for revision. I was noticing in reviewing some historical material for today that my organization, the Canadian Environmental Law Association, made submissi

International Trade committee  It's an interesting question. CELA, my organization, is doing an analysis of the bilateral agreements, not just Canada's but those of a number of countries, to figure out what are the differences in terms of protecting the right of countries to do their own environmental regulati

International Trade committee  Probably over the summer we'll be finishing that. I don't know what the timeframe of this committee is. It's complex, because it turns out there are a lot of bilateral agreements. Nevertheless, I think the reason we're doing that is that it has become evident for Canada that it

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  I'll speak in English as well, if that's okay. With respect to my concern, it does work both ways. I'm concerned that the Canadian federal and provincial governments may find their ability to regulate freely, as they see fit, being impacted vis-à-vis issues of risk to workers an

International Trade committee  Good morning. Mr. Chairman and honourable members, thank you for inviting me to appear before you this morning to speak to Bill C-24 regarding the recently signed free trade agreement between Canada and Peru. Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I apologize for the fact that my pres

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is my pleasure to appear at the committee's invitation. With me is Mr. Joseph Castrilli, who is also a lawyer with the Canadian Environmental Law Association. I will speak very briefly, with a couple of introductory comments, and Mr. Castrilli will us