Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, and as we have been saying for a long time, if we want to protect ourselves from American tariffs, more processing at home is the answer.
Unfortunately, the forestry sector receives no federal government support. Sawmills that ask the federal government for financial support are referred to Global Affairs Canada, where they are automatically turned down. Rather surprisingly, sawmills are unable to apply for support from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.
We want the federal government to better support the forestry industry and follow the example that Quebec set in its latest budget by implementing a liquidity program. I would like to hear from the Conservatives on that.
Concerning the $2 billion belonging to forestry companies that are sitting idle in the United States, how can we return it to the people who unfairly paid it? How can we do that? Instead of telling us that they are in a fighting mood and are going to produce more liquefied natural gas, I would like the Conservatives to talk to us about our industries at home. That would be interesting.
We also need more processing in the aluminum sector. We cannot just support primary aluminum. We also need to support processors. There are many initiatives that could be put in place to do that.