Mr. Speaker, I noticed that my friend spent most of his time criticizing our government. While he grudgingly admitted that our government was acting on the file, the best he could do to complain was to say that it was not acting quickly enough.
What he does not mention is that the Prime Minister has been personally involved in this issue, because of its critical nature to Canada. What he does not mention is that our Minister of International Trade was in Davos, discussing this with various trade commissioners from around the world. What he does not mention is that there is significant action happening within Congress to try to stall and stop this protectionist measure. He does not mention the fact that the President has stated publicly that he opposes these protectionist measures. He also does not state that the American senate will still have to act on this and that the President, in fact, may have a veto on this.
Could the member tell me what he personally has done to bring this issue to the attention of the American authorities?