Dites adieu à l'évaluation indépendante des projets nucléaires. 
​Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to end independent assessment of nuclear projects and hand over this responsibility to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Why is this a bad idea?
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The CNSC cannot be trusted because it:
  • Is led by industry insiders
  • Often is seen as a promoter and co-proponent of nuclear projects
  • Reports to the Minister who promotes nuclear power
  • Has never denied a licence application
  • Often excludes the public from its hearings
  • Does not have the required independence from the nuclear industry
  • Secretly authorised transport of radioactive fuel waste from Gentilly-1 nuclear plant across Quebec into Ontario 
Nuclear power is uniquely complex and risky.
Fast-tracking nuclear projects is outright dangerous:
  • Accidents can have catastrophic consequences
  • Nuclear materials are toxic and radioactive – some literally forever!
  • Nuclear power is linked to nuclear proliferation
Decisions about nuclear projects must be based on sound information that has been examined and tested by the public, independent experts and an independent review panel. Social concerns, protection of public health and the environment, and economic value must all be considered. 
What can you do?
Between now and July 22 you can provide comments on the government’s discussion paper. Following that, when legislation is tabled, you can comment on the legislation. Throughout this time, contact your Member of Parliament and members of Cabinet by email, phone and in-office visits and share your concerns about these changes, and the speed with which they are being made. 
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On Friday, May 8th the federal government unleashed a Discussion Paper Delivering on Big Projects in Canada outlining the next rush to dismantle what remains of environmental assessment (now “impact” assessment following the last set of rollbacks).
It will shorten and reduce all assessments, but it will hit nuclear projects particularly hard, handing the assessment process over to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.  
On June 4th the June 7th deadline for comment was  extended to July 22nd. It had been expected that new legislation would follow quickly but in response to "feedback from thousands of stakeholders, Indigenous groups, and members of the public across the country" the comment period has been extended, and parliament does not normally sit over the summer, meaning legislation could be delayed until the fall.

The “discussion paper” is HERE.
The “engagement” page is HERE.
Email comments to [email protected]

Media coverage is HERE 
Le vendredi 8 mai, le gouvernement fédéral a publié un document de travail qui décrit un nouvel effort pour démanteler ce qui reste de l’évaluation environnementale (On parle maintenant «d’évaluation d’impacts » depuis les dernières mesures de démantèlement).
Ces mesures vont raccourcir et réduire toutes les évaluations, mais elles frapperont plus durement les projets nucléaires en confiant leur évaluation à la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire.  
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Le 4 juin, la date limite pour soumettre des commentaires, initialement fixée au 7 juin, a été reportée au 22 juillet. On s’attendait à ce qu’une nouvelle loi soit adoptée rapidement, mais en réponse aux « commentaires de milliers de parties prenantes, de groupes autochtones et de citoyens de partout au pays », la période de consultation a été prolongée. De plus, le Parlement ne siégeant généralement pas pendant l’été, l’adoption de la loi pourrait être reportée à l’automne.

Le « document de travail » se trouve ICI.
La page de « consultation » se trouve ICI.
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