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Gordon Edwards and Susan O’Donnell

Dr. Gordon Edwards, a scientist and nuclear consultant, is the president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and is based in Montreal. Dr. Susan O’Donnell, a former senior research officer at the National Research Council of Canada, is the lead researcher on the University of New Brunswick project Rural Action and Voices for the Environment (RAVEN) and is based in Fredericton.

Natural Resources Minister, pictured in February 2020 at the Canadian Nuclear Association's annual conference, where he delivered the keynote address. The minister, in July, promised to 'consult and engage with all Canadians' to develop a socially acceptable policy on nuclear waste management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Natural Resources Minister, pictured in February 2020 at the Canadian Nuclear Association's annual conference, where he delivered the keynote address. The minister, in July, promised to 'consult and engage with all Canadians' to develop a socially acceptable policy on nuclear waste management. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Recently, more than 100 groups across Canada, including nine in New Brunswick, signed a letter to federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan asking to suspend decisions about radioactive waste disposal until Canada has a sufficient radioactive waste policy in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Recently, more than 100 groups across Canada, including nine in New Brunswick, signed a letter to federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan asking to suspend decisions about radioactive waste disposal until Canada has a sufficient radioactive waste policy in place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade