Mr. Speaker, according to the Prime Minister, Canada is not a banana republic. That remains to be seen.
Take the diafiltered milk issue as an example. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Commerce said, “We have made clear to the Canadian government that we expect that they will not take any action to disrupt current U.S. exports of dairy products.” That is interesting, because that is exactly what the government is doing: nothing.
In order to please the Americans, the government is deliberately dragging its feet on the issue, when it would actually be quite simple to resolve.
What is the name of this country, again? Is it Canada or Santa Banana?