Without the guarantee, Duclos believes in the survival of Davie

News 28 February, 2018

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Even if he said he was optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing discussions between Ottawa and Davie, the minister federal liberal Jean-Yves Duclos has not been able to give the absolute guarantee of the survival of the shipyard lévisien.

Taïeb Moalla

Wednesday, February 28 2018 12:13

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Wednesday, February 28 2018 12:20

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Even if he said he was optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing discussions between Ottawa and Davie, the minister federal liberal Jean-Yves Duclos has not been able to give the absolute guarantee of the survival of the shipyard lévisien.

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“Survival will definitely be facilitated by this new era of relations between the federal and Davie (…) The chances of survival are considerably more important because of that. But it is obvious that Davie is also working on other projects that are complementary to contracts of the federal government,” said Mr. Duclos, Wednesday in the late morning, in Quebec city. The latter was present at the Museum of civilization to expose the main lines of the budget unveiled Tuesday by his colleague, Bill Morneau.

The minister Duclos emphasized the importance of the current negotiations for the acquisition of three to four ice-breaking ships by Davie. He also spoke of “long-term solutions” that need to be put in place.

Mr. Duclos has also hinted that the $ 29 million announced yesterday in the budget for the renewal of the fleet of the coast Guard were not concerned with the Davie. He urged “not to consider” these amounts.

Tuesday night, the NSA has expressed its concern to see the Davie disappear. “It was under the conservatives that this has been a historic injustice with regard to the shipyard, in 2011. If this injustice is not corrected quickly, it was under the Trudeau government that we are going to live the closure,” said Ann Gingras, president of the Conseil central de Québec–Chaudière-Appalaches.