Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to the minister's speech and the glowing reports about the potential jobs and the potential production, all to the benefit of Canadians.
I am from Hamilton Mountain and in our community, the minister just is not credible anymore after what we have seen at U.S. Steel, where apparently a foreign takeover was supposed to guarantee jobs, was supposed to guarantee production. Not only did we see huge layoffs, but now workers are being locked out, and here we are again, signing another deal with absolutely no accountability, absolutely no transparency.
Lockheed Martin is under no commitment to spend dollar for dollar the value of the contract in Canada. There is no guarantee of any kind of return for Canadian industry, so how can the minister stand in this House and tell us with certainty that this is a good deal for Canadians because it will create jobs and will protect production?