Environment committee  I'm afraid that I'm not an expert on the depth of these particular facilities. I can assure you, though, that when a project like that is put forward and a proponent puts an assessment in front of us, we would be looking at the geological formation and we would be looking at the

Environment committee  I think it's difficult to answer in a general manner.

Environment committee  Every project gets assessed on its own merit, and I don't have in front of me the details of all the possible hydrological systems in play.

Environment committee  I have every confidence in them. We will continue to provide our advice and expertise, and they are charged to do that work.

Environment committee  I would have to look into that. I'm not aware of any educational programs at this point in time, but to be certain I would have to take that question and come back.

Environment committee  Yes. This particular project is currently under an impact assessment review by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. We are providing our expertise, and our information is available publicly on the website. It is currently under regulatory review. The CNSC will conduct the cons

Environment committee  I would say we don't have outright education programs, but we review every project that is in process and we provide our specialists' and experts' advice on a range of issues, such as how the proponent has characterized the effects to water, to air and to biodiversity, including

Environment committee  I don't think I have a lot to contribute on how those two reviews can inform each other. I am not actually involved in the CEPA review. Certainly we are participating and providing our advice, as I said, on waste review and how we proceed on assessments and how we work on water q

Environment committee  There has not been an assessment of radionuclides from waste material.

Environment committee  I think that question, of course, depends on the circumstances of each project. When there is a project, we would be looking at the actual local physical characteristics, and then providing our advice on discharges. It's very difficult to speak in generalities, as each project h

Environment committee  I think that is a question that is not related to waste and would not be one that I'd be in a position to answer.

Environment committee  That's a decision for the government to make, and it's not a decision for us as public servants to comment on. The structure has been established by the Government of Canada.

Environment committee  Good evening. Environment and Climate Change Canada is the lead federal department for strategic action on a wide range of environmental matters, including action on clean growth and climate change, preventing and managing pollution, conserving nature, and predicting weather and

Environment committee  Certainly we are using that funding to implement the system. We need that to set up standards and to establish the price and standards for various regulatory industries. At the end of the day, the actual expenses to the economy are less than 0.1% of GDP. I think it is a very sma

Environment committee  I'll have to take that back.