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Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Québécois
“The Prime Minister gave up our digital services tax and levy to please the U.S. government instead of negotiating. This hurt francophone culture and gave us nothing in return except more tariffs and higher costs for our industries.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said it in a speech: If we are not at the table, we are on the menu. I think today’s debate shows that francophone culture in Canada is on the menu. It was devoured by these negotiations. To me, that is obvious. The Prime Minister decided to scrap the digital services tax and the levy to please the U.S. government. Clearly, these measures bothered the U.S. government; they were bargaining chips. Instead of negotiating, the Prime Minister chose to cave. What did we get in return? We got absolutely nothing, except tariffs and additional costs for our industries.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said it in a speech: If we are not at the table, we are on the menu. I think today’s debate shows that francophone culture in Canada is on the menu. It was devoured by these negotiations. To me, that is obvious. The Prime Minister decided to scrap the digital services tax and the levy to please the U.S. government. Clearly, these measures bothered the U.S. government; they were bargaining chips. Instead of negotiating, the Prime Minister chose to cave. What did we get in return? We got absolutely nothing, except tariffs and additional costs for our industries.