Madam Speaker, on this side of the House, we truly sympathize with the workers. We will not play cheap politics on their backs. That is the point.
Let us not forget that this was a regulated provincial issue. It was a labour issue in which the federal government could not intervene. My colleagues just mentioned that the Investment Canada Act had nothing to do with it. An American-owned plant was sold to another American-owned plant. We try to establish good fiscal measures to ensure that we encourage benefits in the country.
The member said that we helped with the capital cost allowance and then it indirectly helped that company. She should not be against that because her party, in the Standing Committee on Industry back in 2007, was a cheerleader for this measure. It was happy about it and said that it would keep jobs here. We tried our best, and we will continue to keep jobs here.
This is unfortunate. When labour issues like this occur, New Democrats should not play cheap politics on the backs of the workers.