00:00:00.000Member Statements. The member for Carleton.
00:00:03.200Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of touring the Nordian facility.
00:00:08.880While this facility is located in the riding of Kanata-Carleton, many of their top executives,
00:00:14.100as well as numerous frontline workers, are proud residents of my riding of Carleton.
00:00:19.060Nordian has been a leading provider of Cobalt-60 to global customers for more than 70 years.
00:00:25.760Cobalt-60 is an essential radioizotope to the global medical community,
00:00:30.160benefiting the lives of millions of people in countries around the world.
00:00:34.420Whether it is used in the sterilization of single-use medical equipment
00:00:38.140or used in radiation-based treatment of cancers and other diseases,
00:00:42.180the importance of Cobalt-60 to the global healthcare sector cannot be overstated.
00:00:48.140Cobalt-60 is produced right here in Ontario,
00:00:51.200thanks to Ontario's nuclear fleet and companies such as Bruce Power.
00:00:55.120In fact, Cobalt-60, produced by Bruce Power, a close partner of Nordian, will fulfill 50% of the world's supply needs and will help to deliver affordable cancer therapies to more than 10 million people each year worldwide.
00:01:10.480Thank you again to Nordian for inviting me to tour your facility. Our government will continue to work hard in order to make Ontario open for business. Thank you.