Mr. Speaker, policies are necessary to expand Atlantic Canada. The shipbuilding industry is only one part. One of the policies is to keep government out of it. I have seen nothing but interference in many areas in Atlantic Canada. We could talk about the gas exploration industry, mining, and the oil industry. Most industries in Atlantic Canada have been funded to the point where many of them were economic loss leaders. The best thing we could ever do in developing a policy for Atlantic Canada is to get government out of it and get industry into it.
We see problems now with Devco. Problems are already starting with Voisey's Bay. There are difficulties with the gas industry and the interference by the federal government re-routing the pipeline. Every time those folks touch something in Atlantic Canada it goes wrong and ends up being a serious problem.
My solution is to get government out of it. Let Atlantic Canada grow. It has more resources and more potential than many other parts of the country. Atlantic Canada's biggest detriment to expansion and progression is government. That is where the answer lies.