Mr. Speaker, whether it is Xstrata, Vale Inco or U.S. Steel, the government has legal agreements with foreign companies that bought Canadian assets with clear job protection provisions, but when these firms reneged, the government simply rolled over.
Thousands of Canadians are being thrown out of work because the government refuses to enforce its own legal agreements.
Why should working families trust the government with more foreign takeovers after it has proven it cannot handle the ones already allowed?
When does the net benefit to Canada provision start applying to working families, and not just to shareholders?