My friend says that we have one. We have strategies on everything. However, I do not think anybody knows what this one is. That is the problem. I do not think we could articulate it. I do not think we could sit down and say “This is what our strategy is”.
Let me rephrase that. I do not think we would find a single Canadian who is concerned about the Canadian shipbuilding industry, or certainly knowledgeable about that sector, who would say that we should not at this point bring together the appropriate stakeholders to develop a national strategy which is flexible and includes all of the players, including, as my friend suggested, the various unions. They have indicated a willingness to be flexible even beyond where they have already gone and to do it just seems natural.
I would ask my Liberal friends opposite: Would anybody suggest that we should not do that? I do not think anybody at this time would say that everything is okay. In fact I have not heard people identify many groups in the country which would suggest that we have a shipbuilding policy in place, and certainly one that makes sense.