Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Through you to the minister, your department is dealing with many intertwined issues arising from nuclear science, technology, and business, such as Canada's nuclear industry competitiveness, the restructuring of AECL, defining a future mission and management framework for Chalk River Laboratories, and gathering expert advice on the security of Canada's isotope supply. In the past, NRCan has provided stewardship for Canada's nuclear enterprise from the viewpoint of natural resources and our energy mix.
In considering the future of Chalk River Laboratories and the possible replacement of the NRU reactor with a new multi-purpose neutron facility, could you foresee that these endeavours might well be matched to another ministry or agency whose primary concerns are science, technology, innovation, and the competitiveness of Canadian industry in general?