I do believe strongly that if we don't ratify the TPP, Canada will become irrelevant on a global stage. We don't want to be there. We want to be relevant. We want to be on the global stage. We want to be part of what's going on in terms of global trade and the global economy, and to not ratify the TPP would leave us out of that. I think that would be a huge mistake.
On May 12th, 2016. See this statement in context.