Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister sold himself as a master negotiator. People elected him to get a deal with the U.S., and now he is telling everyone that our old relationship with it is finished.
I have spoken to local business owners, manufacturers, exporters and family-run companies. They are scared to death about what happens if CUSMA negotiations fail. These are not abstract fears. These are payrolls, contracts and livelihoods hanging in the balance, with no backup plan and no margin for error. If this deal fails, the damage will not be theoretical. It will tear straight through communities, with jobs lost, investments frozen, businesses destroyed and families left picking up the pieces.
Will the Prime Minister stop posturing and start thinking about the people who will pay the price here at home, or will Canadians be left carrying the cost of his miscalculations?