Mr. Speaker, we have to get specific here. He talks about chats with the west wing. The last time the Prime Minister called the west wing was he specific and did he tell the president that in British Columbia, on the softwood lumber dispute, 12,000 people are out of work and that entire communities are closing down? We warned this government about this for three years. Did he ask the west wing if a more firm commitment to a border security perimeter would help people losing jobs in the softwood lumber industry and other areas? Did he ask him that?
In the House of Commons on November 5th, 2001. See this statement in context.