Mr. Speaker, I want to go back once again to the situation in Oakville. I just received some more information. We know that the Petro-Canada plant there is closing. It is going to produce dirty gas. Instead of actually improving the facility and keeping the jobs, it is going to import gasoline from Europe and re-brand it even though it is another company's gasoline. Unfortunately, we will lose a bunch of workers and on top of that, we will have dirty gas until 2005. It is an unacceptable position from the government because it is almost a 20% shareholder in Petro-Canada.
Based on the estimates that we have right now, if it extends its 2002 targets to this year, it is going to get approximately $7.5 million from this act. This is very insulting in the sense that the government, as a 20% shareholder, will actually receive money back for throwing workers on the street and producing dirty gas in Ontario. It makes no sense whatsoever. It is insulting.
I would like the hon. member to comment on this suggestion. If the government had any integrity, it would give that money to those workers as severance pay. The government is going to get some money back because it is an equity holder in Petro-Canada. Maybe that money should be given back to the workers.