Mr. Speaker, as announced in the House this week, MIL Davie's business plan was filed only last week.
The hon. member rightly says that everyone is concerned about the future of the MIL Davie shipyard, but surely building the ferry for the run between Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands will not be enough to keep MIL Davie going.
I wish to assure my colleague that the Government of Canada is trying to co-operate on this issue, but besides the recovery program for MIL Davie based on its business plan, financing would have to be found both for the ferry and for the "smart" ship. We are all concerned with this issue and we are trying to work as quickly as possible.
Nevertheless, we should point out that the financial plan was submitted only last week, as an opposition member indicated earlier this week.