Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from the Bloc Québécois for his reasoned debate on this very important issue.
As he may have heard, my mother-in-law worked in a textile plant in downtown Montreal. She was very proud of that work. When I talk to her, she is always upset that all those people no longer have the opportunity to work there. The plant has shut down because those jobs have been sent offshore.
Shipbuilding in Lévis, Quebec is another industry that is in trouble. Valleyfield, another beautiful community in Quebec, is in trouble. The forestry industry is in trouble, et cetera, et cetera.
Does the member have any confidence that the government will do the right thing and honour the committee's decision in moving this very important issue forward?