High energy costs, a crashing economy... It's been a rocky couple of years for manufacturing in Canada.

So, here at The House, we wanted to give our listeners a refresher course in the ups and downs -- let's be honest, mostly downs -- of recent manufacturing history.

We'll start our journey in June 2007, when the major challenge facing Canadian manufacturers wasn't a global recession, it was high fuel prices and the skyrocketing Canadian dollar. Thousands of unionized workers rallied on Parliament Hill -- urging the government to action on job losses.

MPs and members of the finance committee -- Liberal John McCallum, New Democrat Thomas Mulcair and Conservative Rick Dykstra -- join Kathleen to talk stimulus money on both sides of the border.

Jayson Myers, president of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, speaks with Kathleen about what the government can do to help struggling Canadian Manufacturers.

Liberal MP Scott Brison and NDP MP Brian Masse on the skyrocketing Canadian dollar and what it means for manufacturing.

Industry Minister Maxime Bernier addresses job losses in the manufacturing sector and recommendations from the industry committee.