Mr. Speaker, I remember in the debate on free trade former Prime Minister John Turner saying, “We are going to oppose free trade”. Then I remember Mr. Chrétien running in an election saying, “We are going to tear up the trade deal”. What happened? Speaking about changing their tune, not only did we sign on to NAFTA, but chapter 11 did not get torn up. It did not get negotiated properly. It did not get renegotiated even though it was promised over and over again that there would be some kind of renegotiation. What happened?
What is happening now with chapter 11 is multinational companies are allowed to sue, whether it is municipalities, provinces or other governments. I remember the case of Hudson where the local government said that it would ban pesticides. It was sued under chapter 11. How much money did that cost the taxpayers in Hudson and taxpayers across Canada? And why can a local government not decide to ban pesticides?
Do not tell me about changing tunes because I know that is a Liberal habit.