Mr. Speaker, I can definitely say that our region, which does depend upon natural resources, has suffered as a result of recent government budgets. Our dependence on natural resources also means a dependence upon seasonal work, whether it is the forestry industry or development, including exploration. Cuts to EI certainly do not help our region, at all. It puts us back.
Another example where the government has failed our region is opening our region up to foreign investment without a clear indication of net benefit. The result is that the major mining company in our region has been bought by a Brazilian multinational, which has been slow to come to the table to find a solution for our community, after the Government of Canada sold us out.
Other examples are the continued failure for the government to invest in first nations infrastructure, meaning a massive portion of our region lives in third world conditions and is not able to access the kind of economic opportunities that exist in our region.
All in all, I am sad to say that the current Conservative federal government has certainly failed the people of northern Manitoba, and a lot of people across the north in general. We expect better.