Mr. Speaker, it was established some time ago that the minister knows nothing about partisan politics.
Despite veiled threats to the provinces and industry, Ontario softwood producers have been cut loose in their fight to see free trade respected. It seems that the government is more interested in playing the role of butler to the U.S. industry than protecting Canadian jobs and ensuring our industry can compete in the future.
Why did the government gut NAFTA and give $500 million to American companies to continue to harass Canadian softwood producers?