Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Liberal members of the international trade committee demanded the release of the government's negotiating positions for the Central America Four free trade negotiations. The Liberals have irresponsibly flip-flopped on their long held position.
When in power, the Liberal government never revealed its negotiating stance. Now the Liberals want Canada to completely compromise its negotiating position by revealing it partway through trade talks.
Based on the actions of the Liberal members, it is obvious that they are not interested in Canada's government getting the best for all Canadians.
I hope the Liberal leadership candidates do not share their colleagues' total disregard for Canada's economic future.
In order to prosper in the global economy of the 21st century, we need to build and strengthen our trade relationships. This requires aggressive pursuit of new trade agreements. We can ill afford to toss away our ability to negotiate effectively.
Unlike the members opposite, the Conservative government puts the prosperity of Canadians first.