“We are working to protect our trade deal with the United States and Mexico. At the same time, we are trading more with other countries. We are working with provinces, businesses, and unions to make our economy stronger.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada already has the best deal among U.S. trading partners in the world, and we are working hard to maintain that deal. We continue to engage with our American and our Mexican counterparts to review CUSMA. At the same time, Canadians gave us a mandate to expand our non-U.S. trade with the world. That is what we are doing. The third prong of that is working together with the provinces, territories, industries and unions. Every Canadian is working together to prepare for this. We are ready to build. This is what Canadians sent us to do. We are going to build Canada strong.”

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“Our plan is to double our trade with countries other than the United States over the next ten years. We are also reviewing our trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico, and working to build better trade deals with other countries.”

“Mr. Speaker, our strategy is actually to double non-U.S. trade over the next 10 years and to continue working on the CUSMA review, as the minister is doing. I will also say that, in the meantime, we are building trade relationships with Indonesia, China, India, Mexico and Brazil. We are looking forward to an FTA with the ASEAN in 2026 and working on Mercosur as well. That is what working for the Canadian public is all about. That is what building Canada strong means.”

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“We need to sell our goods to more countries around the world, not just the United States. Our plan is working. Canadian exports to other countries are growing, our ports are setting records, and we are making new trade deals.”

“Mr. Speaker, as we approach the CUSMA review, we need to focus on trade diversification. Our efforts are working. They are leading to real results. Last year, there was a 17% increase in non-U.S. exports. Fact number two is that we also had 170 million metric tons from the port of Vancouver, which is a historic record. That is more shipments to China, Japan and South Korea. Just in from the port of St. John’s, cargo is up by 30% at that port alone. Our efforts to open up new partnerships around the world are working. That includes Indonesia, Ecuador, UAE with the European Union, and of course others such as India, ASEAN, Mercosur, Philippines, Thailand, UAE and Saudi Arabia. We are at the door. We are creating opportunities for Canadian workers.”

“We are taking our time to get the best trade deal for Canadians. We are talking to the provinces and industries, and we will not negotiate in public.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canadians sent us to Ottawa to get the best deal, not to settle for a bad deal. We are working at our pace to make sure we get the best deal for Canadians. We are consulting with Canadians. We are consulting with industries. We are using every legal, diplomatic and economic tool, and we are working with provinces, territories and Canadians to make sure we get the best deal possible. We are not going to negotiate in public, but we are working together.”

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“We are supporting workers in Windsor. We cut the excise tax to help families. A local car plant added a third shift, and the new battery plant just made its millionth cell. We are helping build and grow Windsor's economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I entirely reject the premise of that question. We are there for the workers right now. My colleague, the deputy government House leader, is in Windsor today marking the reduction of the excise tax, which will help workers and all residential households in Windsor. In addition, the third shift has come to Stellantis in Windsor. The millionth battery cell has just been manufactured at the NextStar plant. We are working hard to develop the economy of Windsor with Windsorites, while also helping them with the diversification that they and we know we need to do in this changing era.”

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“We already have a trade deal with the United States, and we are talking with them now to review it. We will not take a bad deal. Right now, we are helping the Canadian workers and businesses hurt by unfair American tariffs.”

“Mr. Speaker, we already have a trade deal with the United States. It is called CUSMA, and we are going through the review process. We understand the challenge to Canadian workers and to Canadian industry. As the Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Prime Minister have made very clear, we are at the table. We are having conversations with the U.S. administration. We are engaging. The Conservatives have made very clear, and the Prime Minister has made very clear, that we are not going to settle for a bad deal. In the interim, we are supporting industries and supporting workers who are being impacted by the tariffs, which we feel are unjustified. We will take no lessons from the Conservatives. I will take Canadians back to 2018 when they would have had us fold before we got the best deal for Canadians.”

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“We are trading more with countries other than the United States. We made over 12 trade deals in the last six months. We will also make it easier to trade between Canadian provinces and build major projects at home.”

“Mr. Speaker, the reality is that we, along with this country as a whole, are continuing to diversify non-U.S. trade. That means real results. There have been more than 12 agreements over the past six months across four continents, which is a result that I ask my hon. colleague to acknowledge. Furthermore, as we work to double non-U.S. trade, we will build Canada strong internally. We will bring down internal barriers to trade. We will build national projects.”

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“American tariffs on Canadian lumber are going down to 35 percent, but they are still unfair. We are talking with the United States to fix this, and we have already given $2.5 billion to support our forestry sector.”

“Mr. Speaker, we will always stand with mill towns. The combined duties and tariffs are scheduled to go down to 35%, based on the updates that came out the last couple of weeks, so there is a small correction there, but all still too painful and all still unjustified with the United States. That is why we are working to both control the issues we can control and engage with the Americans on this issue. We have given $2.5 billion of supports to the forestry sector. We are going to be taking receipt of the forestry transformation task force’s report imminently, and it has many great ideas. We will be there for workers, and I welcome the member to join us and work with us on that.”

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“We will only take the best trade deal for Canada. Our economy is strong. Wages are beating inflation, foreign investment is way up, and we are creating lots of jobs. Trade wars are hard, but we will win this one, and we want the opposition to help us.”

“Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues across the way have heard countless times, we will continue to make sure we get the best deal, not just any deal. Let us talk about the last year. Wages have grown faster than inflation every month that the Prime Minister has been Prime Minister. FDI, foreign direct investment, is the highest in 18 years, double that of the next nation in the G7. We have record oil production, and non-U.S. trade is way up. Last year we created more jobs than the United States did. Trade wars are brutal, but we are going to win this trade war. We want the member’s help doing it.”