Mr. Speaker, Mr. Simard also said he was disappointed on December 11, and Mr. Legault said he also thought this agreement was very disappointing for aluminum.
I am sick of hearing “70% of the aluminum”. It is 70% of parts. Enough is enough. That distinction needs to be made.
The impact study is clear. The CUSMA puts 60,000 jobs in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean and the North Shore in jeopardy. That is 60,000 jobs, with an average annual salary of $60,000, at a time when our regions are struggling to retain young people. We are struggling to attract young families.
Today, the Bloc welcomed workers, the mayors of Alma and Saguenay, and Aluminium Valley Society to Ottawa as our guests. We would have liked to see our colleague from Chicoutimi—Le Fjord there, but he did not show up.