Mr. Speaker, I was interested in the comments by the member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands.
I have been making phone calls to the office of the hon. Minister of Industry, and I have been asking again and again in the House how we can get loan guarantees or some other form of support that will save the industries in Longlac, Geraldton, Marathon, Terrace Bay and 300 communities across Canada.
We are about to lose markets. We are about to lose skills. We are about to lose workers and families, mills, corporations and communities, 300 communities across Canada.
My sincere question for the hon. member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands is, since his Minister of Industry will not do it, will he please direct me to the sources of funding? We need $25 million to $50 million for selected mills with long-term potential and sustainability to save those industries and to save those jobs. Will he please tell me whether his government really wants to save those industries and exactly which programs have the potential to do so?