Mr. Speaker, Canada trades nearly twice as much with the United States as it does with all other countries combined. Forty per cent of our economy is tied to that relationship, but this week President-elect Trump threatened a 25% tariff on all goods. After nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, we are unprepared for this crisis. The economy is shrinking. Food prices have risen 37% faster here than they have in the U.S.
Canadians now carry the highest household debt in the G7. Canadian housing inflation is the worst it has ever been, and our military is in shambles. We need a Canada first plan. The Prime Minister must cancel his plan to hike carbon tax by 61¢ a litre. He needs to stop his reckless energy cap that will cut Alberta and Saskatchewan production by 35%. He must reverse his billion-dollar cut to the military, and he must invest in securing our borders against illegal fentanyl imports and exports.
Canada needs leadership with the brains and the backbone to stand up for this country and to stand up for Canada. As Laurier said, “Canada first, Canada last, Canada always.” Let us bring it home.