Madam Chair, as the member for Madawaska—Restigouche, I am in regular contact with business owners and forestry workers. People back home understand that the U.S. tariffs are completely unjustified and harmful. It was not our government that asked for them; it was the American administration that imposed them. However, our government is there to help the businesses and workers affected.
Just look at the budget, which includes measures of more than $1.2 billion to provide access to liquidity. It is a budget that my opposition colleagues have opposed. If people seriously want to help the softwood lumber industry get through tough economic times, then they should vote for the budget that includes measures to help the industry.
As a Liberal member, I am proud to go home to my riding to talk about the work that our government is doing here in Ottawa to help businesses across the country, including those in Madawaska—Restigouche.