En 1966, il a présumé que l'extraction du charbon au Cap-Breton serait progressivement abandonnée. Il a cependant continué à engager des mineurs et à ouvrir de nouvelles mines, donnant l'impression que l'extraction de ce minerai pourrait demeurer une activité et une occupation viables.
It started back in 1966 under the assumption that it was going to phase-out coal mining in Cape Breton, and yet it has continued to hire, it has continued to open new mines and it has continued to give the impression that coal mining would be a viable way of life and a reliable occupation.
