Mr. Chair, when asked if he was picking up the phone and talking to Donald Trump, the Prime Minister said, “who cares?” We care. We care deeply about the workers in the softwood lumber industry. There are 15 mills that operate in my constituency. My friend Peter works at one of those mills. These are the folks who are affected by this. The Liberals have had 10 years to fix this problem, and now today they are saying we need to diversify our markets. They have had 10 years to diversify our markets. Stephen Harper signed 42 free trade agreements around the world, and the Liberals could have worked to ensure that we had diversified markets for our softwood lumber. What does the member think about that?
In the House of Commons on November 25th, 2025. See this statement in context.