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International Trade

During question period on international trade, the Bloc Québécois said the Prime Minister has made a series of concessions to the United States, including scrapping the digital services tax, dropping retaliatory tariffs, and cancelling a levy on American online broadcasters, without getting anything in return, and asked whether provinces like Quebec were being asked to concede as well. The Bloc also pointed to Bill C-5’s powers to suspend laws for projects like pipelines and to Bill C-30 on pesticides, saying these choices benefit American companies. The Liberals said the government is ready to enter trade negotiations, described a strong Canada as one that builds major projects with Canadian workers and materials, and said the Bloc opposes such projects. Some of the exchange was taken up by the two parties trading criticism over the Bloc’s opposition to a high-speed rail project.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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