Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both witnesses for being here today.
My question is going to be for Ms. Lloyd. Yesterday it was announced in my area of northern Ontario that a Polish company is going to buy out a Canadian mining company. Contrary to what some people will tend to make you believe, the NDP is not against foreign ownership, but we are against foreign takeovers, especially the types of takeovers we've had in Sudbury with Vale.
I have three private member's bills that would make foreign takeovers more transparent, would involve the communities, and would involve workers. Since Vale has taken over Inco, something that never happened in the past is that managers, supervisors, and miners with 10, 15, or 20 years of seniority are quitting. Today they're quitting and are moving away.
In your expertise, can you tell me what effect these types of takeovers have on communities, on workers, and on jobs?