“We are negotiating trade deals around the world, including with South American countries, to create good jobs for Canadian farmers and industries. We are meeting with groups like cattle farmers to make sure these deals help Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are engaged in active negotiations throughout the world to create more opportunities for Canadians to create more good-paying jobs for our farmers and for our industries across Canada. That includes a negotiating agreement with Mercosur, which is the fifth-largest trading bloc in the world, with a GDP of somewhere between $3 trillion and $3.5 trillion. In that process, we are working with farmers, we are working with industries and we are working with stakeholders. Just today, I met with the Canadian Cattle Association. The minister met with them last week. We are working together to make sure that we create good-paying jobs for all Canadians.”

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“We are helping Canadian businesses and farmers sell their goods to other countries, including India and China. We are working closely with them to make trade deals that create good jobs.”

“Mr. Speaker, that is precisely what we are doing. We are living in uncertain times, and our focus is on creating more opportunities for Canadian businesses, including our hard-working farmers, to be able to export around the world. In fact, if we talk to farmers, we hear that they are very excited about the opportunities we are creating for them in India, China, the Philippines and other ASEAN countries, and places like Mercosur. We are working closely with our farmers. We are working closely with our industries. We are listening to their views, and our negotiations will reflect the needs of Canadians so we can create good-paying jobs for all Canadians.”

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“We are creating trade opportunities around the world for Canadian farmers and bringing investments into Canada. Over the past six months, we have finished over 20 trade agreements across four continents.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are unlocking trade opportunities for Canadians and Canadian farmers around the world. Let us look at China. Let us look at Mexico, for example, where we are continuing to stand with Canadian farmers. At the same time, we are unlocking trade agreements and investment directly into Canada, around the world, and negotiating and concluding over 20 trade agreements over the past six months, over four continents. One thing that would advantage Canadians is if the opposition actually recognized that we are standing for the Canadian—”

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