Mr. Speaker, I am very concerned that the rhetoric from the government is not meeting the economic reality Canada is facing right now.
I served with the member on the industry committee. In 2023, he spoke extensively about the critical minerals strategy tied to battery electrification projects in Canada. Those have all fallen apart in recent months. In fact, right now, the Government of Canada is still subsidizing Stellantis as it moves its operations to the United States. That was in the contract the government signed.
The member outlined that the Liberals want to double overseas exports, yet the budget does not outline a strategy to meet that very ambitious goal. How are the Liberals going to do that when they allocated only $5 billion for trade and export-related infrastructure over five years? That is a drop in the bucket.