Mr. Speaker, when the minister ran on a platform of jobs, he forgot to tell Canadians that they were American jobs at the expense of Canadian jobs.
Many lumber mills, particularly the smaller ones, are laying off staff or closing down altogether because their quotas did not materialize or they came in far below the expectations. A number of companies in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec are desperate for help.
This government ran on a platform of creating jobs yet in this case thousands of jobs and livelihoods are being lost.
My question for the minister of trade is plain and direct. What is the minister going to do for the families that he has now put out of work?