Mr. Speaker, “here in Canada”? Did the minister just say “here in Canada”? Is she aware of what is happening here in Canada?
In the Montreal area, 300 people lost their jobs this week at Paccar. More than 5,000 workers in the automotive industry across Canada have lost their jobs. People in the aluminum industry, in the lumber industry, in the steel industry and in the automotive industry—thousands of Quebeckers are waiting for a response from the government.
The government keeps saying that it is making progress, although Trump is saying today that negotiations have been terminated. When will the government start acting responsibly?