2009-04-23
08:22:53
Thunder Bay-Rainy River John Rafferty is continuing his demands for a national forestry strategy.
The NDP forest critic says the strategy, which should include loan guarantees for troubled companies, will help protect thousands of jobs. Rafferty has also tabled a motion asking the government to match a subsidy provided to American pulp-and-paper companies. He says a matching subsidy will provide a level playing field for Canadian mills.
The MP says 45,000 forestry jobs have disappeared in the last two years and thousands more are threatened by the stagnating economy.
