Mr. Speaker, there is growing concern that the contract between the government and the prospective buyer of Devco includes conditions for no development, no expansion. No development means no more mining industry in Cape Breton.
Could the minister today guarantee the House that coal production will continue in Cape Breton? Will he make it a condition of the sale? Or, will Cape Bretoners continue to watch imported coal from Colombia being delivered on their shores by Canada Steamship Lines while Cape Breton coal stays in the ground?