Refine by MP, party, committee, province, or result type.
Industry committee No, not at all. As I have said, the refinery is viable. It has made money and it has a market. What Shell has done is to take our money, the profits that we have made at the Montreal East refinery for years, and put it into facilities in the tar sands, into building the Scotford
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Industry committee As you know, the Fortier committee was forced to shut down on June 17. So, we were not a party to discussions between Delek US Holdings and Shell with respect to a higher bid. We did not receive those details because the committee ceased its activities. So, I never received that
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Industry committee Yes, that is what was in the Shell's data room that we had access to. The data room showed a price range, and, if the figures we saw are correct, it would mean that the offer was certainly in the upper part of the range Shell was asking.
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Industry committee We received a letter, written in English, from a lawyer for Shell. She demanded an immediate halt to the Fortier committee's work. We knew that, if the committee's work was not stopped, subsequent discussions between Shell and Delek US Holdings could be put in jeopardy. So, sinc
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Industry committee Yes. It should be noted that the adjustment committee we are talking about is legally required in Quebec. So it does not necessarily exist because Shell created it. The company was legally obligated to put together an adjustment committee. We take part in it according to the rule
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau
Industry committee Ladies and gentlemen, I want to begin by thanking the members of the committee for studying the issue of the closure of the Montreal East Shell refinery. For more than 12 years, I have been the president of the workers' union for this refinery, CEP local 121, which is affiliated
July 20th, 2010Committee meeting
Jean-Claude Rocheleau