I know that the Conservatives would like everything to be very, very simple. I also know that they brought 360 blank pages indicating that they have done a tremendous amount of research on this.
It is about more than just lowering our emissions. It's about investing in the green economy. That's why we continually say that if you don't have a plan for the environment, then you don't have a plan for the economy.
In this context, this is absolutely true. Our manufacturing sector in southwestern Ontario is a large-emitting sector. It always has been, but as we know, we've lost a lot of jobs from the rust belt. It's where I grew up and where I live. Now this government is investing in a very competitive environment, I'd say.
The competitiveness of the Inflation Reduction Act down in the United States basically informed us that we needed to invest in order to attract these jobs and this investment in these technological opportunities.
Could you speak specifically to jobs in St. Thomas with respect to how important these investments are for the steel industry, particularly in Hamilton and Algoma?