“The Prime Minister keeps changing what he says about trade with the United States. He changes his mind to help his party win by-elections. I want to know what his real plan is, or if he is just putting his party ahead of Canada.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister called this the greatest crisis since the Second World War. Then he said Trump is a transformational president. He said integration is subordination and then wanted more integration to “make America great again.” He decried a world of fortresses and then “fortress North America”. He said that we are “at war” and the U.S. wants to break us to own us. Now he has a chat with the President about T-shirts and dress shirts. There is a new deal, the best deal, then no deal beats a bad deal, and now a bad deal beats no deal at all. Every position changes except for one: whatever helps Liberals in December’s by-elections. What is the actual plan, or is it just putting his party ahead of the country?”

“The government's tariffs against the United States did not change American behaviour. They just raised prices and hurt low-income Canadians. What is the real plan to improve our trade?”

“Mr. Speaker, “defend workers”? Last month, economist Trevor Tombe told the foreign affairs committee there is no evidence the Liberal countertariffs changed American behaviour, none. What they did was raise prices across the board and slash the income of Canadians earning under $30,000. Liberals are taxing our most vulnerable to punish Washington, and Washington could not be bothered. Beyond the domestic Liberal politics designed to control our national debate, what is the plan beyond “elbows up” to actually level up?”

“Businesses are closing and people are losing their jobs. The Prime Minister is playing politics instead of getting results. When will he deliver the major trade deal he promised with the United States?”

“Mr. Speaker, while businesses are shutting down, workers are losing their jobs and families are struggling to make ends meet, the Prime Minister would rather play his Trump card. He said last week that he could wait two and a half years to secure a trade agreement. Conveniently, after calling by-elections, he suddenly picked up the phone and called the U.S. President. Canadians do not want theatrics. They want results. When will the Prime Minister finally deliver the major trade deal he promised?”