First and foremost, MP Bains, it was absolutely fantastic to visit Seaspan as one of our partners. As a woman who is a daughter of a steelworker and grew up in a steel town, it was remarkable to see what is happening at that shipyard.
I know that the shipbuilding business is not an easy one, but I'm so proud of the innovation of the work and the economic benefits and job creation that the national shipbuilding strategy is contributing. I was able to see that first-hand.
In addition to that, I was able to see the other benefits that are being realized by other businesses across the country. I had the opportunity to visit OSI as well, and to see that OSI now has contracts with other shipbuilding companies around the world because it got its start from the national shipbuilding strategy. It is successful. It had to hire more employees. The demand for employees is skyrocketing.
It was a fantastic visit, and it really helped me appreciate what an amazing endeavour has been undertaken by our shipyards. To see it first-hand was really remarkable.