Mr. Speaker, residents in north central British Columbia continue to experience the economic devastation of the mountain pine beetle and the softwood lumber dispute.
After years of effort by Canadian Alliance MPs to educate Liberals about the economic damage caused by these two disasters, B.C. has seen precious little in the way of any action from Ottawa. However, within days of a recent drop in tourism caused by the SARS scare, Toronto attracted the entire Liberal cabinet with open cheque books.
Why does the government care so little about B.C.'s forests and the families who depend upon them for their livelihoods?