Mr. Speaker, after nine years, costs are up, taxes are up, crime is up, time is up and now tariffs are up. The U.S. softwood lumber tariffs have just doubled. What does the Prime Minister do? Does he make trade headlines? No, he is not making headlines; he is making punchlines on late-night TV where he called the softwood lumber issue a small issue that matters. It is 400,000 jobs.
When is the Prime Minister going to figure out that he is the punchline and that it is time for a prime minister who will make this a large issue that matters for all Canadians, their jobs and their paycheques?