CELA, on behalf of We the Nuclear Free North, urged the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to ensure that meaningful public participation includes sufficient funding for the public to hire independent experts. The public hearing process must also allow for the public to test the evidence submitted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (“NWMO”) before and at the review panel hearings. The proposed project is not a routine or low-risk project. Given the duration, magnitude, and significance of the potential adverse effects posed by the project, the approach to public participation must be enhanced. Funding must be commensurate with the nature, scope, scale, and geographic extent of the potential adverse effects of this unprecedented project.
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Comments on Draft Public Participation Plan, Deep Geological Repository
CELA, on behalf of We the Nuclear Free North, urged the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada to ensure that meaningful public participation includes sufficient funding for the public to hire independent experts. The public hearing process must also allow for the public to test the evidence submitted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (“NWMO”) before and at the review panel hearings. The proposed project is not a routine or low-risk project. Given the duration, magnitude, and significance of the potential adverse effects posed by the project, the approach to public participation must be enhanced. Funding must be commensurate with the nature, scope, scale, and geographic extent of the potential adverse effects of this unprecedented project.
This publication is found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
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