Mr. Speaker, yesterday, during his visit to Saint-Fulgence, in the Saguenay region, the Minister for International Trade was able to see firsthand the profound distress of workers from the softwood lumber industry, who are the victims of the trade war with the United States, but also the victims of the federal government, which refuses to help them.
Now that he has seen the major hardships experienced by softwood lumber workers, will the minister pledge to convince cabinet that the plan to help victims of the softwood lumber crisis is in urgent need of a second phase that should include changes to the employment insurance program?