Madam Speaker, I do not think this will be new news to anyone, but many of my communities have been quite devastated.
Opasatika, Smooth Rock Falls and White River were one industry towns. Most of those communities are one industry towns. As soon as that closed down, the wood allocation still was allowed to go elsewhere, which has really put these communities in a bind.
We have seen houses for sale for $10,000. People have lost their jobs. Aside from losing their jobs, they have lost their houses as well. It is a shame.
With the tax base these communities get, they do not even know whether they will continue to survive.
On that note, fair trade rules would not only protect human rights across the globe but would protect jobs in Canada as well.