The reality is, Mr. Speaker, that Norway and Korea have subsidized their shipbuilding industry for years.
The government knows very well that the industry is asking for support, not rhetoric, from the government.
The defence minister was in Halifax on January 12 and stated to the Chamber of Commerce that shipbuilding was a very important strategic industry in our country.
I am asking the parliamentary secretary one more time. Will he assure us that the reduction of tariffs will not happen under this trade deal and that all shipyard workers and their families will be protected regardless of what is in that deal?