OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP says the Conservative government should be holding foreign companies to their promises of economic benefits in return for allowing takeovers.
Instead, it's letting Swiss-owned Xstrata shutter Ontario's only copper smelter, without a complaint.
Charlie Angus says the Tories approved the takeover of Canadian-owned Falconbridge and Inco by foreign corporations Xstrata and Vale, after the newcomers promised economic benefits from the deal.
Angus says they haven't delivered.
He says Kidd is one of the world's most environmentally efficient plants and the planned closure marks a government failure to protect Canadian resources and jobs.
He says Industry Minister Tony Clement should reveal the details of the original takeover agreement.
