Mr. Speaker, it is time for everyone's favourite part of the parliamentary cycle, the Thursday question. I was wondering if the government could inform the House of the business for the rest of this week and into next week.
I have a couple of quick questions about the agenda. There has been a lot of talk about a proposed pipeline through British Columbia to the west coast. Of course, that would be useless if the Liberal shipping ban stays in place. Lifting that ban will require legislation.
Does the government intend to bring in legislation to end that double-standard law that prevents Canadian ships from transporting Canadian energy but allows U.S. tankers to travel through the same area?
The opposition has now been asking for weeks for an emergency take-note debate on the trade impacts of the government's failures to get tariffs lifted, specifically on softwood lumber. We have proposed holding a take-note debate next week. I wonder if the government will accept that request, listen to the thousands of Canadian workers who have lost their jobs because of the devastation that has affected the softwood lumber industry and grant that emergency take-note debate for sometime next week.