Industry committee  I have a vague awareness of that, just from the media. I was not involved in that case.

Industry committee  It's not only that, but we already are. The nuclear waste policy that was just released by Canada a couple of weeks ago reconfirms that. It's actually quite concerning, particularly with cobalt-60, which is in itself quite a dangerous type of nuclear waste.

Industry committee  No, I'm not in a position to comment on that for this committee. It's not something I looked into to prepare for today.

Industry committee  That last proposal you spoke about was the proposal to ship steam generators that had been in use at Bruce Power. They withdrew that application because of public concern, first nations' concern, parliamentarians' concern and Great Lakes concern. In terms of the DGRs, there have been two proposals.

Industry committee  One of the things CELA works on is toxic chemicals regulation. In particular, with respect to recycling products, we're quite concerned that we need to have much better disclosure and labelling about the toxic chemicals that might be found in plastics, for example. We also need traceability, so we can make sure that those plastics produced with toxic chemicals don't end up, for example, in children's toys.

Industry committee  [Technical difficulty—Editor] for years. Canada is a party to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. That's a 1968 treaty that was enforced in 1970. Now there is work happening worldwide to include a convention or treaty that would ban reprocessing nuclear waste.

Industry committee  Is that question for me?

Industry committee  CELA weighed in from time to time on Canada's participation in the Basel Convention. It deals more broadly with hazardous waste and requires, as you say, the consent of the importing country and accedence to a list of products, technologies and substances that would not be exported.

Industry committee  My name is Theresa McClenaghan. I will be speaking English this evening. Thank you very much for inviting the Canadian Environmental Law Association to speak to you as a witness today on this important study on reusing materials and supporting a circular economy. The Canadian Environmental Law Association is a national NGO and an Ontario legal aid clinic.