Discussion · Oral Questions
Christine Normandin Bloc Québécois
“American tariffs are hurting Quebec twice as hard as the rest of the country, putting 170,000 jobs at risk. I want the government to give businesses a wage subsidy to protect these jobs.”
“Mr. Speaker, a month ago today, Donald Trump made utterly indefensible changes to his tariffs. Desjardins has shown that Quebeckers are the ones paying the price. Quebec is being hit twice as hard as the rest of the country. A quarter of our manufactured goods are now affected. The employers of 170,000 Quebeckers have been targeted since April 6. That is why Quebeckers need a wage subsidy, to protect jobs and offer businesses some relief. We have been asking for this for a month now. When is the government going to take action?”
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Mr. Speaker, a month ago today, Donald Trump made utterly indefensible changes to his tariffs. Desjardins has shown that Quebeckers are the ones paying the price. Quebec is being hit twice as hard as the rest of the country. A quarter of our manufactured goods are now affected. The employers of 170,000 Quebeckers have been targeted since April 6. That is why Quebeckers need a wage subsidy, to protect jobs and offer businesses some relief. We have been asking for this for a month now. When is the government going to take action?