Goldie Ghamari - May 08, 2019


Statement： Tour of Nordion

Topics
Cobalt-60 production and supply
Hosted by
Goldie Ghamari
Mentioned
Cobalt-60 Carleton Statements Speaker Nordian
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Episode Stats


Length

1 minute

Words per minute

157.25

Word count

207

Sentence count

14


Summary

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Learn English with Honourable Chrystia Mahtani, MP for Carleton-Kanata-Carleton. Minister of Energy and Mines, Alain de Jong, delivers a statement on the importance of Cobalt-60 radioizotope to the global medical community, and why it is produced right here in Ontario.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 Member Statements. The member for Carleton.
00:00:03.200 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of touring the Nordian facility.
00:00:08.880 While this facility is located in the riding of Kanata-Carleton, many of their top executives,
00:00:14.100 as well as numerous frontline workers, are proud residents of my riding of Carleton.
00:00:19.060 Nordian has been a leading provider of Cobalt-60 to global customers for more than 70 years.
00:00:25.760 Cobalt-60 is an essential radioizotope to the global medical community,
00:00:30.160 benefiting the lives of millions of people in countries around the world.
00:00:34.420 Whether it is used in the sterilization of single-use medical equipment
00:00:38.140 or used in radiation-based treatment of cancers and other diseases,
00:00:42.180 the importance of Cobalt-60 to the global healthcare sector cannot be overstated.
00:00:48.140 Cobalt-60 is produced right here in Ontario,
00:00:51.200 thanks to Ontario's nuclear fleet and companies such as Bruce Power.
00:00:55.120 In 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.
00:01:10.480 Thank 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.