“Conservatives do not talk about American tariffs. We are dealing with this trade war by protecting Canadian companies like Telesat. Canada needs to control its own satellites to stay independent.”

“Mr. Speaker, in the House, there are two philosophies that are contradicting themselves. First, the Conservatives are never talking about the American tariffs. Then there is us dealing with the impacts of a trade war, knowing that Canadian companies are key to our sovereignty and the protection of our people. That is Telesat. That is a company we need to protect. Why? It is because we need to have sovereign capability when it comes to satellites in this country.”

“We support Telesat because it protects thousands of Canadian jobs. Past governments have supported it too. I want to know if the opposition would rather use an American company instead.”

“Mr. Speaker, it has been constant industrial policy for decades now to support being able to have companies operating telecommunication and satellite services. The Harper government, the Trudeau government and this government have all supported Telesat. We believe that thousands of jobs in this country are linked to the company. I would like to know what the Leader of the Opposition suggests. Is it more Telesat, or more of an American company?”