Mr. Speaker, my question is for whomever is answering on behalf of the Minister for International Trade today.
As we know, the Liberals promised not to sign NAFTA without side agreements on jobs and the environment. The government broke that promise, as it did so many others, and signed NAFTA anyway. Now Canada is playing a leading role in negotiating the OECD multilateral agreement on investment which will prevent Canada from requiring employment targets of new foreign investment in Canada.
Yesterday the Minister for International Trade said that the Liberals will not sign unless this provision is taken out. Canadians could not trust the Liberals in 1993. Why should we trust them today?