Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the current government, and after we signed CUSMA the last round, something phenomenal happened. Mexico became the U.S.'s number one trading partner. Canada was not even second. Canada at this point is actually number three.
When we watched what happened last time, who was the prime minister who actually sunk the relationship? CUSMA almost did not get signed. Actually, at the end of the G7 summit, when it was supposed to be signed, it was White House staffer Peter Navarro who said to a reporter that there was a “special place in hell” for the Prime Minister. That is how bad relationships were.
At the end of the day, after this time, we have had an increase in the carbon tax. We have had an increase in capital gains tax. We have no leverage. My question to the member is this: Is it not time for a prime minister who will stand up for Canada and make a deal for Canadians?