Mr. Speaker, only the opposition from the Reform Party sees problems where there are none. This is a project that has been widely supported in the region before the member for Saint-Maurice looked after it. They like to speak about the government giving money to friends of the Prime Minister. That is not the case. This is money invested by the Government of Canada in business partners to create jobs in regions where the unemployment levels are too high.
In the House of Commons on March 24th, 1999. See this statement in context.