Mr. Speaker, after years of immense challenges, the new leadership at the Lévis shipyard has orchestrated a spectacular turnaround since 2012, making it a flagship of Quebec industry.
Thanks to the expertise and competence of its skilled workers, whom I salute here today, the shipyard has successfully repaired icebreakers such as the Louis S. Saint-Laurent for the Canadian Coast Guard, ships like the Micoperi Pride for the private sector, and now the Asterix supply ship for the Royal Canadian Navy, all on time and on budget.
Marc Veilleux, who works at the shipyard, once told me that the only way to prove the shipyard's critics wrong is by succeeding.
I have a message for the workers today: mission accomplished. Canada needs them to build the Obelix.