McDermid, John

Martz, Josef 55 McDermid, John 215, 326 McMillin, Bruce M. 257 Miedl, Horst 55... 

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McDermid, J., 2012. Safety Critical Software, Article Published in the Encyclopaedia of Aerospace Engineering. John Wiley Sons, Ltd. http //www-module.cs.york.ac.uk/casa/R eae506.pdf. 

Finally, on Friday, March 4,1988, John McDermid, Minister of State for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs, formally announced the governments intention to transfer ownership of RCC to the private sector. AECL President James Donnelly met with RCC s employees to break the news to them the same day. In preparation for privatization the government incorporated RCC as a wholly owned subsidiary of AECL on July 1, 1988. It then transferred ownership from AECL to the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDIC), a holding company it had created to manage assets in preparation for their privatization. When the transfer took effect on September 30, 1988, the reincarnated company also assumed a new name, Nordion International Inc. (the Nordion name will be used hereafter). 

John McDermid introduced the legislation and explained it to Members of Parliament. He contended that privatization was in the best interests of Nordion and the country as a whole because government ownership restricted Nordions access to new capital and hampered its ability to respond quickly to changing market conditions. Moving Nordion to the private sector would eliminate these obstructions and facilitate growth and job creation. State control may in... 

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