Mr. Speaker, on the issue of the recommendations, I know the official opposition would have been happy to see within the motion some of these recommendations coming from the industry so we could see exactly where the Tories wanted to go with the motion. That is really all we were asking for. We know the spirit of the motion is a positive one and that is why we are supporting it.
On the issue raised by the hon. member, the official opposition has always been committed to creating fairer tax incentives for everyone. We obviously want a simple tax system that would be more competitive and equitable to all industries in being able to write off certain parts of their industries that deteriorate in value and so on.
Although I know the hon. member is concerned about that specifically with the shipbuilding industry, we in the official opposition have said that is something we would look at right across the board. Although shipbuilding is one of the more important industries in the area the hon. member comes from, we know there are various industries across the country where inequalities within the tax system cause them to be less competitive. That is what we would like to address across the board.