Those are just words, Mr. Speaker. It was exactly like that before. The Liberals are just trying to bring the population somewhere else.
We recently learned from the government's chief negotiator for softwood lumber that negotiations have waned since January.
Former Prime Minister Harper took care of business in two months with the Bush administration. Eighteen months on, negotiations have stalled. The negotiator herself said so. There has been no progress on this file because the government is utterly lacking in political leadership.
When will the government show political leadership?