Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.
Ultramar Canada has announced plans to sell if possible and, if not, to completely close down its refinery in Dartmouth; this in spite of the fact that when Ultramar acquired this plant in 1990 it signed an agreement with the federal competitions bureau to keep this operation open until at least 1997.
I want to ask the minister what measures he and his department are taking to ensure that Ultramar indeed lives up to the letter of these commitments and does not easily extract itself from this agreement with the federal government.