Jacob Mantle

Mr. Speaker, Claims · 16 wordsthe Prime Minister was elected on the promise that he alone could handle the United States. Procedure · 3 wordsHe went further.Procedure Claims · 10 wordsHe told Canadians, “we will get an even better deal”, Reasoning · 13 wordsso Canadians have every right to judge him by the promises he made. Claims · 39 wordsOn top of that broken promise, we now have contradictions and confusion. This week, the Prime Minister said our relationship with the United States is a weakness, ¹but days later he said he could still get a good deal.² The question · 21 wordsWhich is it, a rupture with the United States in favour of China or a good deal with the United States? Claims · 80 wordsCanadians fear that history is repeating itself.Unearned certainty Just like the last time, the Mexicans are in advance negotiations with dates scheduled for May.³ Canada is on the outside looking in. The Prime Minister’s contradictions and confusion have led to more tariffs, higher tariffs and broader tariffs on everything from lumber to manufactured goods.⁴ Now, his absence from the negotiating table is putting in peril the millions of Canadian jobs that rely on a strong, stable relationship with the United States.