Madam Speaker, the convoy is affecting people in communities across the country. Health care workers, retailers, grocers, truckers, small business owners and residents have faced harassment, intimidation and even violence during these occupations.
Blockades in Windsor are disrupting our supply chain, and auto factories in the city and elsewhere have been forced to close. Schools in Ottawa and Manitoba have also been targeted. Thousands of workers are finding it harder to put food on the table and pay their rent.
Rather than showing leadership these past weeks, the Prime Minister has spent more time coming up with excuses than he has trying to find solutions. Canadians are fed up with excuses. The government owes it to them to use all the tools available to put an end to the occupations that are harming Canadian workers and their families. The government needs to work on a plan to put a stop to all this.