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Mr. Joe Comartin: Mr. Chair, what we have before us is, as we all know, a very short amendment. That amendment clearly, from the evidence we got on Tuesday, is only applicable to one player in this country at this time, and that's Bruce Power, which is managing the site up on Bruce Peninsula. We know from prior information that Bruce Power, by the end of this month, has to meet a requirement of posting a bond, which was requested both by the Ontario government in the agreement they have--so it's a contractual responsibility--and by the safety agency. That requirement runs out as of the end of November. We know from other information that the British company that is behind Bruce Power is in serious financial difficulty and had to be bailed out by the British government, but on a temporary basis. They're facing bankruptcy in the U.K. They are the ones who guaranteed that bond, and it is highly doubtful that they will be able to continue to guarantee that bond after the end of this month, just a little more than a week away.
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