Madam Speaker, fair trade is the principle and core of any decent and good relationship we should have with any country and for workers right around the world. Workers are united in our ability to not just contribute to our countries also to be dignified in our work. That does not mean just workers here in Canada; that means workers right around the world. We need our countries, like Canada, to put in place within our trade agreements protections for labour, protections for indigenous people and protections for our environment. It is the only reasonable and responsible way to trade in the 21st century.
In the House of Commons on November 26th, 2024. See this statement in context.