Mr. Chair, I hope the people listening tonight, especially the government, can understand that where there is a will, there is a way.
When it is time for Ottawa to help the oil industry, the cheque is signed mere days or even hours later. When it is time to help the auto industry, then presto, Ontario is up and running.
However, when it is time to help Quebec's forestry industry, what is the rush? They take their time. We have had countervailing duties for 10 years now. Tariffs are at 45%, and yet the government is patting itself on the back. Businesses are closing their doors. People are losing their jobs. Now they are telling us that they plan to announce something else on Thursday, so we had better stay tuned. This is ridiculous. The Prime Minister has been travelling all over the world, but he cannot even come help his own businesses here at home.
When it is time to help Ontario and Alberta yet again, he is there for them, but when it is time to help Quebec, where is this Liberal government?