With days left in the federal election campaign, the Davie shipyard is inviting local candidates to see the business that wants to make the Royal Canadian Navy functional once again.
On July 31 the federal government signed an agreement in principle for the shipyard to begin retrofitting other vessels to act as temporary supply ships for the Canadian Armed Forces.
Critics, including the NDP candidate for Levis-Bellechasse, Jean-Luc Daigle, said this was nothing but vote-buying, plain and simple.
Daigle said the Davie shipyard would likely have won the contracts anyway, but pointed out they have yet to sign a deal.
Conservative MP Steven Blaney, the incumbent in the region, said he has been waiting for this moment for several years.
Blaney did not discuss federal contracts regarding ship construction, the majority of which in recent years have been granted to competitors of the David shipyard.
Earlier this year the navy was forced to retire its last remaining supply ship, and currently relies on a Chilean Navy vessel, the Almirante Montt, on extended missions.
New joint support vessels are only expected to be completed in 2021.
With files from The Canadian Press
