Replying to Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Bloc Québécois)
“Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague said that exports are down in Canada. Everyone is aware that the effects of the U.S. tariffs are very likely having an impact on exports to the U.S. However, the Prime Minister promised a new policy, namely that we would move away from the U.S. and develop partnerships around the world, which would compensate for the challenges associated with the U.S. Does my colleague think that the data show that this strategy is working?”
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Madam Speaker, Claims · 75 wordsno government in Canada has ever argued that diversification is a bad thing.I believe it was Stephen Harper who signed our free trade agreement with South Korea, was it not?1I would have to check.I think it was.Governments have signed free trade agreements.Government members go around saying that Canada is protected, that it has the most bilateral agreements with G7 nations.Of course, the government has always sought to diversify trade.Reasoning · 15 wordsHowever, we have to consider the reality of our geography and interdependence with certain industries.Claims · 13 wordsCanada’s automotive industry cannot exist without the U.S. market, 2which is close by.Reasoning · 5 wordsWe need to do both.Positioning · 10 wordsThe Prime Minister is pitting the two against each other.PositioningClaims · 46 wordsHe is turning the diversification strategy into rhetoric which, in my view, is damaging our trade relationship with the United States.That relationship will one day be restored.This situation is getting to the point where the human impact—the impact on families and jobs—is very real.Reasoning · 20 wordsThe government cannot spend its time simply sending out cheques in an economy where exports are declining, especially for Canada, 3Claims · 16 wordswhich is a small open economy dependent on its exports, regardless of where it exports to.
