Mr. Speaker, one could easily talk about how the defence spending of the leader of the Conservative Party, while a member of cabinet, was the lowest as a percentage GDP. That is a relatively minor but significant point that I would say to the leader of the Conservative Party.
The Deputy Prime Minister, in 10 minutes, talked about a team Canada approach and talked about stakeholders. Let me remind individuals following the debate that the Donald Trump issue is very serious for Canada. We have the experience. We have demonstrated that.
When negotiations got tough in the last go-around, the Conservative Party, with its current leader, capitulated and said to just make a deal. We said we were going to make a deal that is in the best interests of Canadians. Now he wants to flip-flop. Why should Canadians have any trust in the Conservative leader regarding trade negotiations with the United States given their importance?