Mr. Speaker, the 325,000 Canadians who work in the auto industry need a clearer answer than that.
The 2.5% tariff on car parts has already been eliminated with no reciprocal deal from our partners irrespective of the departmental review.
Why will the minister not stand up for these workers, for the car industry in Canada, and save further embarrassment on the part of his Liberal colleagues from Windsor, Oakville, Oshawa and throughout southern Ontario? Will he stand up for the auto pact and the tariff today? Why will he not tell us that it is here to stay?