Mr. Speaker, thousands of Canadian jobs are at risk because of U.S. protectionism.
Yesterday the industry minister was absolutely wrong when he said that the government only needs to make sure the Americans live up to their trade obligations. What the minister did not know was that NAFTA and WTO trade rules do not protect Canada against U.S. state and local government protectionism.
Why does the Conservative government not understand its own free trade agreements, and when will it start fighting for and protecting Canadian jobs?