Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's always good to be back at committee.
I do appreciate my colleague, the member from the NDP, with regard to this subamendment. I really, truthfully do, Mr. Chair, because I think he's realizing and recognizing the fact that there are hundreds of good-paying jobs at stake here.
I really thank our government officials for being here this evening as well. Mr. Strahl asked some very pointed questions, and as the shadow minister for labour, of course, I have to ask these questions, too. Whether it's the subamendment or the amendment we're speaking to, it always goes back to the jobs.
The one thing I know for darn sure, Mr. Chair, is that we are hemorrhaging and bleeding jobs in this country. There are businesses that are begging for workers. To not have answers and make an assumption, make a decision and vote on something that is going to affect up to 350 families arbitrarily—the food on the table of the families—is, quite frankly, wrong, Mr. Chair.
I have been told all along that we're talking about 350 jobs.
Ms. Read, thank you very much for your testimony tonight. I believe you said 250.
Can you please tell me where your numbers come from and how that would change from the numbers that I.... I was literally on the phone yesterday with the ILWU, trying to get the facts.
Can you please tell me where those numbers come from?