Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.
Highly skilled Canadian workers on both coasts sit idle as the government turns a blind eye to Canadian shipping companies investing in shipbuilding jobs in Asia where exploited labour is cheaper and environmental standards are even worse than here.
The government's neglect is threatening to torpedo the entire industry and jettison a whole generation of trained shipyard workers.
Will the minister honour his 1992 promise to the Halifax workers and commit to a national shipbuilding policy that includes—