Mr. Speaker, that response is just the latest disappointment for the hundreds of thousands of working families dependent on the forestry industry.
Forestry has been in a 10 year downturn. It has seen 45,000 job losses in every province of the country. Five hundred more layoffs were announced just this week in Nova Scotia.
The Conservative government is overseeing the slow death of the forestry industry in Canada.
My question is simple and spoken most respectfully. Will the minister convene a national forestry summit to help our forest industries and forestry-dependent communities build a more secure future?