Mr. Speaker, since the beginning of the softwood lumber crisis, the Minister for International Trade has been repeating that Canada's case before the international tribunals is a strong one and that this is how we are going to “find a long term solution to the softwood lumber issue”.
We agree with that, but now that the goal is in sight and the WTO is about to bring down its decision, the minister is changing his tactics. This is cause for concern.
Will the minister admit that definitive settlement of the softwood lumber issue requires victories at the WTO and NAFTA, not an agreement where we would be kowtowing to the United States?