Mr. Speaker, Sault Ste. Marie and other communities dependent upon the steel industry are home to honest, hard working people who are proud of this industry and the role it plays in their communities.
Algoma Steel provides thousands of direct and indirect jobs in my riding. Yesterday the member for Edmonton North rose during question period and made a sarcastic disparaging remark designed to trivialize my question to a minister concerning the import crisis facing our steel industry.
The member's comments clearly show a total lack of concern for our steel industry and Ontario, home to Canada's largest steelmakers. Her remarks show why the Reform Party has found it necessary to seek a united alternative, or should I say a desperate alternative.
For Ontarians, especially those who depend on the steel industry, the remarks of the member for Edmonton North show why the Reform Party is no alternative at all.