Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives seem to be at their happiest when they are misleading Canadians and spreading falsehoods about the NDP. Yesterday, it was about a trade deal.
Last week, our excellent trade critic sent out a statement saying:
New Democrats welcome progress towards a comprehensive new trade agreement with the European Union. We believe in expanding and diversifying our trade relationships...
Reasonable people would recognize this was a responsible position. In fact, a Conservative minister called the NDP approach “balanced”. Yet the Prime Minister yesterday disregarded the facts and instead started making stuff up. I think he has been reading too much Jeffrey Simpson, or maybe his talking points were inaccurate due to a production deadline.
In reality, the NDP supports greater trade with Europe and we can be trusted to tell the truth and defend the interests of Canadians.