Mr. Speaker, in my region the forestry crisis has reached such a state that Abitibi, which started on the Abitibi River in Iroquois Falls because the province of Ontario gave it wood rights and hydro rights on the dams and is still one of the most profitable operations in Abitibi's world chain, is trying to sell off its dams because it is so desperate for cash right now. Abitibi is in a cash crunch and is basically slitting the throat of one of its most profitable mills. If it has to buy the hydro back from a private enterprise, that mill will go down. Everybody knows that. We are looking at a company like Abitibi that has put 100 years into this region being faced with having to sell off parts of its mill to get through a credit crunch.
Why does the hon. member think it is that the government has walked away from key parts of the forestry sector that could still make it through this downturn if credit support was available?