Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“The government is listening and working with unions and businesses. We are helping workers and industries hurt by tariffs, like steel and lumber. We are not doing nothing.”
“Mr. Speaker, to be very clear, the government, and particularly the Prime Minister, has been listening very closely. We have been working collaboratively with different unions, businesses and workers in general, understanding the issues surrounding the tariffed industries that are being so profoundly affected, whether steel, copper or aluminum and others. The lumber industry is another area of concern. We have been putting in supports and working with people to protect industries and assure the workers and the families of workers that the government has their backs. These are industries that we will continue to protect. We brought in a holistic approach in a suite of policies to build Canada strong for all Canadians in all regions. I would not want the member to give the false impression that the government has not been doing anything, because nothing could be further from the truth. Would the member not recognize—”
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Mr. Speaker, to be very clear, the government, and particularly the Prime Minister, has been listening very closely. We have been working collaboratively with different unions, businesses and workers in general, understanding the issues surrounding the tariffed industries that are being so profoundly affected, whether steel, copper or aluminum and others. The lumber industry is another area of concern. We have been putting in supports and working with people to protect industries and assure the workers and the families of workers that the government has their backs. These are industries that we will continue to protect. We brought in a holistic approach in a suite of policies to build Canada strong for all Canadians in all regions. I would not want the member to give the false impression that the government has not been doing anything, because nothing could be further from the truth. Would the member not recognize—