Mr. Speaker, if foreign companies used to come and still come now to MIL Davie to have their ships built or repaired, it is not just to please us. They are not charitable organizations. They do business with our shipyards because of the quality of their work, their efficiency and their productivity.
The CSN workers at MIL Davie have shown some backbone. They put their collective agreement in order. They want to survive and prosper, which is quite legitimate. The hon. member is right to say that in Lauzon and elsewhere in Quebec—let us not forget the shipyard in Les Méchins—we have experienced, competent and motivated shipbuilding workers.