Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. MacDiarmid, for appearing before us today.
I asked the minister a question regarding isotope supply in the event of, God forbid, any disaster at Chalk River, which is going to be the largest supplier of isotopes in Canada and to the world. What I asked him was what processes were in place in the event of an emergency or a prolonged shutdown, because the licence runs out in 2011. I know you're trying to get it extended, but if that's not the case, I asked him what kinds of processes would be there.
The minister said he has confidence that everything will be fine, but I didn't really get the sense that a process was in place. Because we don't want to end up in a situation...and we are talking about isotope supply because of the MAPLEs, I just want to know what processes are in place and what discussions on the world stage you have had that will ensure a supply.