Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister did make a mistake. He has made many mistakes. In fact, it has been nothing but mistakes when it comes to trade. Let us look at it.
The Prime Minister promised that he would negotiate a win on softwood lumber. Now he says, “Who cares?” Well, Conservatives care. Within 80 days of former prime minister Stephen Harper taking office, he managed to eliminate American tariffs on softwood lumber and get refunds for them. The current Prime Minister has now had eight months, and those tariffs have now more than tripled.
The Prime Minister asks, “Who cares?” I can say, on behalf of all the MPs on this side, we care about the jobs that are being lost in lumber towns. Why does he not?