Scott’s DiaTribes » Focus on the real scandal.
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Sixteen months ago, the Harper government ordered the reactor restarted
after a shutdown for safety reasons, saying cancer and heart patients
would die without an immediate isotope supply. At that time, the
shutdown lasted four weeks and the world’s other four isotope reactors
were operating. This time, the situation is far worse — Chalk River is
out of order indefinitely and two of the other reactors are also down.
Yet, Raitt testified at a Commons committee this week there is nothing
to panic about. Either the Harper government lied to Canadians
16 months ago, or it is lying today. Either way, government deceit is a
far bigger issue than lost documents.
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Sixteen months ago, the Harper government ordered the reactor restarted
after a shutdown for safety reasons, saying cancer and heart patients
would die without an immediate isotope supply. At that time, the
shutdown lasted four weeks and the world’s other four isotope reactors
were operating. This time, the situation is far worse — Chalk River is
out of order indefinitely and two of the other reactors are also down.
Yet, Raitt testified at a Commons committee this week there is nothing
to panic about. Either the Harper government lied to Canadians
16 months ago, or it is lying today. Either way, government deceit is a
far bigger issue than lost documents.
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