Mr. Speaker, Canada always has been and always will be a trading nation. In fact, nearly 65% of Canada's economy depends on trade and one in five Canadian jobs are generated through exports.
That is why our government is advancing the most ambitious pro-trade plan in Canadian history, a plan that includes a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union. This trade agreement is expected to boost our bilateral trade by 20%. I will put this into perspective. That is like a $1,000 increase to the average Canadian family's annual income, or 80,000 new jobs for Canadian workers.
Free trade with the EU would bring new opportunities to workers and to their families from coast to coast to coast, including my home province of Ontario.
While the anti-trade NDP continues to stand in the way of Canadian exporters, our government is focused on the opportunities for Canadians.