House of Commons Hansard #12 of the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was chair.
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22Government Orders
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, the minister just said that she would announce retaliatory measures under chapter 10 of CUSMA. When does she intend to enact that provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, the Minister of International Trade will be able to follow up with my colleague.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, when will the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has jurisdiction over this, announce retaliatory measures under chapter 10 of CUSMA regarding the softwood lumber dispute?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, first and foremost, we took a diplomatic approach. We went to Washington. We will ensure that we abide by chapter 10 and the WTO. We will do everything—
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NDP
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, the minister has just said policy. She has said that she will enact chapter 10 under CUSMA. When?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, as I said, the Minister of International Trade will be working on this and I will be supporting her very closely.
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Conservative
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Liberal
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, softwood lumber workers cannot wait for “in due course“ and, frankly, neither can American-Canadian relations. The announcement tonight, I am sure, will make news in the morning; I will make sure of that.
When does she intend on announcing the CUSMA retaliation?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, rather than working to be on the front page of newspapers, we are really working for the softwood lumber sector.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, sometimes we need to get the attention of a foreign government in order to ensure that jobs are protected in this country, so when does she plan on enacting the CUSMA provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, I would remind my colleague that when she does media in Canada, it does not necessarily go to the U.S. That is why what we do is raise it in the—
Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22Government Orders
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NDP
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, when I do media in Canada, I am protecting jobs in this country, unlike the minister.
When is she enacting the CUSMA provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, I will take no lessons from my colleague or from Conservatives, who wanted us to capitulate in CUSMA.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, perhaps she should take a lesson, as it was the Conservative government that last negotiated a softwood lumber dispute.
When will she enact the CUSMA provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, we have won every dispute on softwood lumber since then, and we will continue to fight and win.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, we still do not have a softwood lumber agreement. When will she enact the CUSMA provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, softwood lumber is under CUSMA as well and she should know that as the natural resources critic.
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, perhaps I know her job better than she does.
When will she enact the CUSMA provision?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, I will not take any lessons from my colleague, any form of posturing on the part of my colleague and, of course—
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NDP
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Conservative
Michelle Rempel Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Madam Chair, I would like softwood lumber jobs. I would enact the CUSMA provision at this point. I would also enact better Canadian-American relations than the government has done.
However, when is she enacting the CUSMA provision, as she just announced?
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Liberal
Mélanie Joly Liberal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, QC
Madam Chair, my colleague should work with the government because we will make sure that we put into place chapter 10 of CUSMA and also we will put this before the—
