Mr. Speaker, $33 billion has been handed over to some shipyards, yet the Davie shipyard has received nothing.
The Diefenbaker icebreaker promised to Vancouver is going to cost more than forecast, and it will be eight years late. The Davie shipyard offered to build the icebreaker on budget and on time.
On Tuesday the National Assembly of Quebec passed a unanimous motion calling on Ottawa to reconsider the Vancouver contract and let the Davie shipyard build the icebreaker.
Will the government face the facts and give the contract to the Davie shipyard, thereby saving jobs in the Quebec City region?