Minister, it sounds like you're comfortable with the loan going out and supporting, effectively, the outsourcing of Canadian jobs, to subsidize them over in the People's Republic of China at a Chinese state-owned shipyard.
Speaking of letters, I have your letter here dated June 16, 2025. It says, “I am dismayed that BC Ferries would select a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build new ferries in the current geopolitical context, and I ask that you verify and confirm with utmost certainty that no federal funding will be diverted to support the acquisition of these new ferries.”
Did you know when you wrote this letter that the Canada Infrastructure Bank was going to be funding $1 billion of taxpayers' money to the acquisition of these vessels?