Mr. Speaker, 20,000 forestry jobs have been lost since the Conservative government took office. I think it is fair to say that the Conservatives are not getting the job done.
It did not start just with the economic crisis that we are facing. It started with the flawed softwood lumber deal.
The member rattled through quite a large number of items that collectively are proposed as being the solution, but it is like throwing marshmallows at a brick wall and trying to break it down. It has to be more substantive.
The member went through the provisions of the motion. It is very similar to the strategic plan for forestry that the Liberals brought in in 2005, and which the Conservatives cancelled when they formed government in 2006.
The member said that they have done all these things. If he has done all the things that are in the motion, and all these things are good and helpful, why is the Conservative Party going to vote against this motion?