Mr. Speaker, the resource sectors in British Columbia continue to be hit hard by the recession.
In forestry, mills are closing and workers are losing their jobs. Places like MacKenzie and Gold River are now ghost towns. The recession is the latest blow to the forestry sector, on top of the mountain pine beetle, forest fires and the softwood lumber dispute. This industry, which employs one in five British Columbians, is in trouble.
In 2006 the Conservative government promised $400 million for pine beetle related issues. Where is the money? We are still waiting.
At-risk communities have been asking for funds for a fire prevention strategy for years. There is no response.
Conservatives consistently neglect these vital issues to British Columbians.
Nine million sockeye salmon left the lakes this year and disappeared before they reached Georgia Strait.
British Columbian resource sectors continue to suffer, while Conservatives say nothing and do nothing.