Mr. Speaker, yesterday, at the close of trading, the Canadian dollar hit a 28 year high, topping out at 91ยข U.S. Many analysts believe it will continue to rise, maybe even to par.
We know that workers in Canada are being hit hard. We have lost almost 200,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector since 2002, 56,000 in Ontario alone in the past year. Last week's Conservative budget just continued the Liberal legacy of ignoring working families with nothing to help protect manufacturing jobs.
What is the government's plan to protect working families who depend on these jobs?