Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. In a speech yesterday to the Canadian American Business Council in Washington, the Minister of International Trade condemned the attitude of the United States with regard to a number of trade disputes with Canada, particularly disputes over softwood lumber, wheat, steel and pork. He even hinted at a possible cooling off of trade relations between the United States and Canada.
In light of the warning issued by his minister in Washington, can the Prime Minister tell us what concrete action Canada plans to take to get the Americans to stop implementing measures that are incompatible with GATT and NAFTA rules and that have a considerable impact on several sectors of the Canadian and Quebec economies?