Mr. Speaker, working families across the country are suffering because of the government's lack of action to protect manufacturing jobs.
In the last two years alone 125,000 jobs were lost in this province. In my community the latest victim is Hamilton Specialty Bar where we are going to lose 300 jobs and 600 pensioners are going to lose 20% of their pensions plus their benefits.
If it is not in today's budget, when will the government bring forward a plan to protect the manufacturing jobs in this country?