“We tried hard to get a fair trade deal with the United States this summer. The Prime Minister walked away because the deal offered was bad for our country, our industries, and our workers. The member should support us for standing up for Canadian workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, our government spent many weeks this summer pursuing in good faith an agreement with the United States that would have strengthened the Canadian economy and ensured Canadian sovereignty on issues as important as cultural industries and our ability to sign free trade agreements with reliable partners. At the end of the day, the Prime Minister concluded that the agreement was not possible; it was not on the table. Canada did what Canadians expected us to do: stand up for our sovereignty, stand up for our industries and stand up for our workers. I am surprised the hon. member is not supporting our government’s effort to support Canadian workers.”

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“The United States put illegal tariffs on Canada that break our trade deal. We must put our own tariffs on them to protect Canadian workers and businesses. We will also give support to the workers and companies harmed by these trade rules.”

“Mr. Speaker, perhaps what our colleague fails to realize is that countertariffs are also essential to protect Canadian workers and Canadian businesses that are facing, from the United States, tariffs that are unjustified, illegal and not in compliance with CUSMA. Our colleague pretends what? Is it that we should not have taken measures to support Canadian industries and Canadian workers? Countertariffs are part of the measures that our government is implementing, and we are also going to support businesses and workers to get through this circumstance, as any responsible government should.”

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“We are protecting aluminum jobs across the country during this trade war. Anyone hurt by the tariffs should visit Canada.ca to get help keeping their workers and businesses going.”

“Mr. Speaker, we believe in the aluminum sector. We believe in the workers. That is why, over the course of the past few days, the colleague and I had the chance to work on specific businesses in his riding that needed support. We will continue to do that, because we need to protect jobs in his riding. We need to make sure that we protect jobs all across this country. That is why, at this point, anyone who is affected by the tariffs should please go on Canada.ca. We have support to keep their employees and operations going. We will build Canada strong while fighting this trade war.”

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“We need to work together to protect our workers and businesses during this trade war with the United States. All members should tell businesses in their areas about the help available on Canada.ca.”

“Mr. Speaker, if my colleague has any example he can give regarding backdoor issues, we should work together. Let us make sure that there is true competition in this country and, meanwhile, that we protect our workers, particularly when it comes to American firms that are affecting our industrial base at a time of a trade war. Let us work together. Let us make sure at the same time that businesses across this country know about our supports. People should go on Canada.ca. We need to get the word out. Every single member of the House should be able to reach out to workers and businesses to make sure that we fight this trade war.”

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“American tariffs hurt our steel and auto industries. We are putting our own tariffs on American goods to give us power in trade talks. We need to work together to fight these unfair tariffs.”

“Mr. Speaker, I know my colleague well and I know where he comes from. There is indeed a very important auto sector that uses our Canadian steel. We also need to make sure that sector continues to be competitive, as well as the steel sector. These two sectors have been targeted by many of the American administration’s tariffs. Meanwhile, we are fighting against these tariffs because we know that at the end of the day, when we put countertariffs on the table, it helps us at the negotiating table. Canadians know that these times are tough, but we can help and work together to make sure that we fight against these unjustified tariffs.”

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“We are in an unfair trade war that we did not start. Canada must fight back with trade rules to protect our workers and businesses, and we will not apologize for it. The opposition needs to stop blaming Canada for this fight.”

“I hope in this session of Parliament, Mr. Speaker, we will not see this pattern re-emerge. Let us call it the “blame Canada” pattern by the hissy fit brigade. We are in a trade war. We did not provoke this trade war. This trade war is illegal and unjustified. Canada, a sovereign country, will stand up and take the trade and other measures that are required to protect our people, our industries and our workers. We will never apologize for that. The blame Canada brigade should sit right down.”

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“I will not accept the member's proposal to drop our tariffs. Windsor is hurt the most by American tariffs. We need our own tariffs to defend auto, steel, and aluminum workers across Canada.”

“Mr. Speaker, if there is a city or a town in this country that is affected by the tariffs, it is clearly Windsor. If the colleague really understood what she was asking for, which would weaken the industrial base in Windsor, she would stop asking that question. The countertariffs are so important to make sure we fight back against the tariffs affecting the very auto workers in Windsor, the very steelworkers in the southwestern Ontario region and the aluminum workers in Quebec and B.C. We will make sure that we fight. We do not actually take that proposition as a good one because—”

“The opposition wants us to drop our tariffs and give up. We will not do that. The other country's tariffs are illegal and unfair, and they hurt Canadian businesses. We are going to keep fighting for our workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, on all of these issues, what my colleagues’ questions clearly show is that they really think the government’s strategy should be to drop the retaliatory tariffs, admit defeat, accept a bad deal or give up. Guess what? We are never going to give up, because these tariffs are illegal and unjustified, and they directly target the industrial base in my colleague’s riding of Beauce. We are going show up for our workers and businesses. In the meantime, we are going to fight.”

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“We worked with businesses, unions, and the Quebec government to get a trade deal that protects Canadian interests and culture. The Conservatives would have taken any deal. They will not stand up for Canadian workers and businesses, but we will.”

“Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we worked with businesses in Quebec. We were constantly working with union representatives from Quebec, with the Government of Quebec. We worked with business people from across the country because we wanted an agreement that is in Canada’s best economic interest, to strengthen Canada’s economic and cultural sovereignty. We know that the Conservatives would have taken any old deal. Now we see that they do not want to fight for our workers, that they do not want to defend the Canadian industries that are under attack. We do, however, and that is exactly what we are going to do.”

“Major global investors visited Canada last week. Can the Minister of Finance give an update on how we are attracting more investment?”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to wish everyone a happy first day of the fall session. Last week, Canada welcomed the world. Investors from nearly 30 countries, managing more than $100 trillion in assets, came to Canada because they see what the people of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord saw when they sent me here. They see Canada’s economic strength and ambition, and the whole world wants to invest in it. Can the Minister of Finance provide an update on how Canada is leveraging its tremendous advantages to unleash historic levels of investment?”

“Canada has a strong economy. We have the energy, minerals, industries, and workers the world needs. We are also the only G7 country with free trade deals with every other G7 country. Investors see this, and we should take advantage of it to make Canada stronger.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating my colleague on his election and telling the people of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord that they will have a strong voice here in Ottawa. My colleague is right. We are entering this economic period from a position of strength and confidence. Canada has what the world needs, and investors are noticing, as he said. We have the talent, we have the industries, we have the critical minerals, we have the energy, and we are the only G7 country that has a free trade agreement with every other G7 country. Let us seize this opportunity. Let us be as ambitious as the folks in these industries, and let us build a strong Canada together.”

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