“The Prime Minister is failing to stop U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and lumber. These tariffs are hurting sawmills and towns in British Columbia. When will he get results instead of making excuses?”

“Mr. Speaker, is the Prime Minister waving the white flag on U.S. tariffs? He sits by and does nothing while U.S. tariffs on steel have doubled, and they have tripled on lumber. He has failed in negotiating the reduction of a single tariff. Sawmills and the B.C. towns that they support are reeling from his failure to negotiate a deal. Speeches, illusions, excuses and failures are not going to cut it for the millions of families’ livelihoods that are at stake. When will the Prime Minister start delivering results instead of excuses?”

“The Prime Minister failed to get a trade deal last July and gave away our advantage in talks. Why did he drag this out instead of getting tariffs on Canadian goods removed?”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister’s illusions tactic and excuses are no help to Canadians. Instead of getting a trade deal last July, as he promised, he squandered his leverage with concessions made 10 months ago. He does not even show up to do his job, while Mexico makes progress ahead of him. Why did the Liberal Prime Minister make the strategic error of dragging this out instead of using the leverage we had at the beginning of the talks to get tariffs removed on Canadian goods?”