Haldimand–Norfolk MP Leslyn Lewis is calling out the federal government for failing Canadian workers after testimony confirmed local steel jobs were lost to overseas competition.
At a committee hearing, labour leaders said Canadian producers like Stelco could have supplied the steel for BC Ferries, but instead the contract went to a Chinese state-owned shipyard.
The deal, backed by a $1-billion Canada Infrastructure Bank loan, meant thousands of skilled jobs were shipped overseas.
Lewis says it’s a “slap in the face” for workers in Nanticoke and a missed chance to support Canada’s steel industry.
Watch the full clip of MP Lewis’s exchange with labour unions at committee here.