Mr. Speaker, on May 26 I asked a question relating to the auto industry.
We have seen the vanishing opportunities of actual auto plants. I am talking about new plants, greenfield developments that have not always come to this country, especially competing with the United States. For example, we saw the loss of the Sprinter as well as the M60 when the Chrysler plant did not happen in Windsor.
My question is quite simple. The response I got back from the minister was that he expected there would be a delay in the decision on the DaimlerChrysler plant in Windsor, Ontario. I would like to know what the government has done since that time, since there was supposedly a delay. What steps has it taken since that time to get this particular plant? What specifically has it put forward? What has it offered to entice and develop those jobs that we so desperately need in the auto manufacturing field?
It was clear by the minister's response that the government would do everything possible and at the same time he viewed it as a delayed decision. What has happened since that time?