Madam Speaker, during the debate tonight, the leader of the official opposition referred to the president-elect as the president, as though the tariffs had been announced by a president with power to enact tariffs immediately. I applaud the member for Kings—Hants for saying he will be going to Washington to meet with colleagues. I think we all should be trying, and we should be asking all parties and all members of Parliament in this House with contacts or friends in the U.S. Congress or in any influential position to work with us. This is not the President of the United States; Donald Trump is president-elect. He will be inaugurated on January 20.
I would ask the member if he agrees it would have been better if the Leader of the Opposition had recognized we could work together across party lines and get down to the U.S. to make sure the Americans understand that tariffs hurt them, too.