Madam Speaker, this is not about not supporting those workers and industries. We can look at the closure of the Petro-Canada refining station in Oakville as one specific example. It has chosen not to upgrade the plant. Instead it has chosen to produce dirty gas until 2005, then import gas from Europe and brand it with its own company flag. That will throw people out of work in the Toronto area. Not upgrading that plant will subject them to poor environmental conditions until 2005.
The government, because it is a 20% shareholder in Petro-Canada, has done nothing about this. It will benefit by $1.5 million. Would the member agree that benefit should go to the workers or to make Petro-Canada upgrade its facility so people living around his area do not have to breathe in those pollutants because it refuses to upgrade its plant?