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Article: House of Commons.(Legislative Reports)(Report)
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- Canadian Parliamentary Review
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- March 22, 2008
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The final months of 2007 in the House of Commons were the stage for unusual events in parliamentary history. The Chalk River nuclear plant, used to produce the radioisotopes needed for medical diagnostics tests, was shut down on November 18, 2007. The shutdown, the cause of which was controversial and disputed, eventually led to a shortage of radioisotopes in Canada and around the world.
On December 11, 2007, Government House Leader Peter Van Loan obtained unanimous consent for a motion to revert to the Introduction of Government Bills and, accordingly, Bill C-38, An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal ...