Canada: #NuclearWaste Petition Tabled in Parliament

Ottawa – "A petition calling on the Government to provide oversight of a controversial nuclear waste burial project has been tabled in the federal House of Commons, with a response required within 45 calendar days.

"Created by #Northwatch project coordinator Brennain Lloyd and sponsored by Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota, the petition gained the signatures of 3,327 Canadians who joined the call on the federal government to require the #NuclearWasteManagementOrganization (#NWMO) to demonstrate that it has the #consent of residents and communities, including #FirstNations and Treaty Organizations, along the transportation route and in the region of and downstream of the candidate repository site(s) before selecting a site.

"'Canadians expect a fair and accountable process when it comes to projects of this size, risk and long-term consequence', said petition organizer Brennain Lloyd, coordinator with Northwatch and an organizer with the Northern Ontario alliance #WeTheNuclearFreeNorth."

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https://nuclear-news.net/2024/05/11/1-b1-canada-nuclear-waste-petition-tabled-in-parliament/

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