Madam Speaker, after listening to many Conservatives talk about the issue of trade, I will note that previously, during round one of trade negotiations with the United States, when there was not that much pressure, we witnessed the Conservatives capitulate. In essence, they said it did not matter and to give the Americans whatever they wanted, doing so to sign off on a trade agreement. The government disagreed and continued to have those discussions, and ultimately we were able to deliver a much more substantive trade agreement with the United States as a result. We did not have to capitulate like the leader of the Conservative Party wanted us to.
Why does the hon. member believe that his leader would not do the same thing he did a few years ago and just capitulate, giving whatever the United States wants in order to sign off on an agreement? We have demonstrated that we—