Mr. Speaker, the government's made in U.S.A. softwood lumber deal leaves provinces out in the cold. If finalized, the deal means that Canadian industry will face permanent restrictions on access to the U.S. market, and the Prime Minister will reward the U.S. lumber coalition with over a half a billion Canadian dollars to continue its bullying tactics.
Now the provinces and the industry are being warned that unless they sign on to this deal, there will be no loan guarantees and no support for their industry. Why are the trade minister and the Prime Minister bullying Canadian provinces and Canadian industries to sign on to a bad deal?