Nuclear Waste Governance in Canada

On Thursday, February 3, 2022, the committee adopted the following motion:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee undertake a study for a comprehensive review of nuclear waste governance in Canada and its impacts on the environment, including the issues raised by the import of these wastes and the trade in medical technologies; that the committee invite the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, the Minister of Natural Resources, representatives of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), experts, and other stakeholders; that the committee hold a minimum of four meetings; that the committee report its findings and recommendations to the House and that members of the committee submit their witness list for this study to the clerk no later than Friday, January 14, 2022.