Thank you, Madam Chair.
To this motion, it reads:
Whereas Canada is not imposing a price on pollution on Ukraine;
That is very clear. In the agreement that you just sent back to the House, it specifically states that's the case.
It says:
Whereas Ukraine already has a carbon pricing system;
Again, that's totally true. You can debate how much it is and where it is, as the Conservatives want to do, but it doesn't change the fact that it is a true statement.
Then it says:
Whereas Ukraine is a sovereign nation and, via President Zelenskyy, has signed the modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement;
Again, this is another very true statement. Nobody can argue that this is not true, despite the fact that you might think you know better than President Zelenskyy what he needs for his country.
It finally says:
Therefore, the Standing Committee on International Trade supports Bill C-57, the 2023 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.
It's very simple. If you want to vote against it, vote against it, but it's as cut and dried as that.