Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Windsor West.
To be honest, I must say he is a mentor to me at the industry committee. I think it is important to mention that. If I am not mistaken, he has been a member of that committee for around 15 years. He always takes a constructive approach as he stands up for the interests of his constituents. I learn a lot from him.
As for the acquisition of Rona, a company founded by Rolland and Napoléon, yes, that has major consequences. The main problem that we have in Abitibi—Témiscamingue is the labour shortage. Why are we unable to attract labour? One of the reasons is that we do not have any more housing. Why do we not have any more housing? Because now it costs too much to build.
The price of materials is staggering. Construction in Canada is stalled because we cannot get our materials. There are many reasons for that. There is the federal government's lack of investment in the forestry industry. We have to ensure we have a significant domestic market in Canada and Quebec. There is also access to suppliers and price negotiations.
How can we help our economy back home? It is not a simple matter of increasing the value of the Canadian dollar only for our materials to become more expensive. Suppliers have to shop locally to build homes and meet the needs—