“The Conservatives are making up connections between trade talks and upcoming by-elections because they are worried about those votes. They contradict themselves by telling us to negotiate with the Americans while telling us not to talk to them, and by asking us to support workers while complaining about the money we spend to protect our industries. We know what to do, and we will do it well.”

“Mr. Speaker, once again, we see the Conservatives’ completely understandable anxiety about the by-elections. However, they are trying to create a link that does not exist. On the one hand, they want us to engage with our American counterparts and negotiate an agreement. On the other hand, they do not want us to talk to them. On the one hand, they want us to support Canadian workers, but on the other hand, they say we are spending too much as we stand up for the interests of Canadians and our industries. We know what we need to do, and we are going to do it well.”

“We continue to support Canadian workers and businesses hurt by unfair U.S. tariffs, including businesses in the member's own riding. We walked away from trade talks because we will not accept a bad deal.”

“Mr. Speaker, we continue to support Canadian workers. Our objective is to support the Canadian workers affected by the unjustified and unjustifiable U.S. tariffs. I would also add that this includes many businesses in the member’s riding. Businesses in Beauce are receiving assistance through the tariff response. I would like to add one last thing: We will never, ever accept a bad deal. We walked away from the negotiating table because the deal that was presented to us was unacceptable.”

“We are rebuilding our military and investing more money in it. We met the NATO spending target five years early. Our defence industry makes over 17 billion dollars a year and supports more than 81,000 jobs. We must stand together in this House to protect Canadian sovereignty with a strong military.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada is proudly rearming, rebuilding and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces. The member is aware of this. We have met the NATO 2% target five years ahead of schedule and accelerated our investments to put Canada on a path to meet our new target. He is aware of that as well. Canada’s defence industry is a major contributor to our economy, generating more than $17 billion in annual revenues and supporting over 81,000 jobs across the country. Now more than ever, we need to be united in this House. We need to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty by strengthening our military. This is exactly what we are doing.”