Madam Speaker, the United States is imposing crippling 45% tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.
This weekend, when asked whether he had talked about trade with Donald Trump, the Prime Minister replied, “Who cares?” I can say that people in Beauce care, as do the people in Chaudière-Appalaches, where the softwood lumber industry supports about 8,000 jobs.
Does the Prime Minister have the guts to rise today before the 8,000 workers in our region and repeat that he does not care?