Mr. Speaker, to my knowledge the people in environmental protection in RWED have taken a look at the report that was done and with regard to the underground work they have recommended that an alternate be looked at carefully. It's important that this work be done properly. We don't want to face the consequences of our government not having been absolutely sure it picked the right solution before proceeding. While it may be frustrating to see another six months, I think it's important that this be done properly and if the underground work can be done through deep disposal then that's the better way of doing it.

With regard to the overall project, this has been a long-standing debate between RWED and the federal government on whose responsibility it is. Again, we want to be careful with our money that we are not spending money that should rightfully be the responsibility of the federal government. Thank you.