Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out to the 100 or so workers at Arbec, in Amos, who have been laid off.
The company had no choice, because Ottawa ignored the needs that the industry and the Bloc Québécois have been hammering home for weeks. We need a wage subsidy, specifically in order to avoid layoffs like these.
For the industry in general, the federal government must offer 50% of the Americans' countervailing and anti-dumping duties. The Liberals did nothing in the budget, and 100 families in my riding are finding out that they will be struggling to make ends meet this holiday season.
Now, what is the government going to do for them?