Chrystia Freeland

[The Environment, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for her hard work and her real commitment to Canadians. I am really glad that she raised the issue of the interprovincial barriers to trade. The fact is that today we effectively impose a 7% tariff on each other: Canadians imposing tariffs on Canadians with these interprovincial barriers to trade. Now is the moment when Canadians understand we need to stop doing this and we need to knit our country more closely together. We need to build the strongest economy in the G7.

[Intergovernmental Affairs, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, how wonderful to finally get a great question. I would like to thank the member for Guelph for her hard work and for her focus on an issue I am hearing about from premiers of provinces and territories, from union leaders, from business leaders and from Canadians of all walks of life. Canadians understand that now, when our economy is being battered by tariffs from the United States, we need to build a strong Canada by lifting all barriers to internal trade and by building big national projects.

I would like to call on all members of the House to support this essential legislation.

[Housing, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, one of the policies the Prime Minister campaigned on was building modular housing. That is a way to get more homes built faster. We know that by removing barriers to internal trade in our country, we can get a modular housing industry going in our country. That is one of the solutions to the housing crisis.

I hope the members opposite will be constructive and support this important legislation.

[Housing, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, I really like to believe that all members of this House are sincere in their desire to make life better for Canadians and want to make life more affordable and get more homes built. That is why I really hope members on the opposite side of the House will join us in supporting the one Canadian economy legislation. It would help us build more homes faster. It would bring down prices for Canadians by 15% if we remove all trade barriers in our own country.

[Intergovernmental Relations, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, everyone in the House agrees on one important fact: This is a critical time for Canada, as we face tariff threats from the United States. At this critical time, all members of the House must work together to build one Canadian economy, to create the strongest economy in the G7. We need free trade in Canada. We must build major projects.

[Forestry Industry, June 6th, 2025]

Madam Speaker, softwood lumber is very important for Canada and its regions. That is one of the reasons I will be very pleased to get the support of all members in the House for our legislative measures to implement our plan to build one Canadian economy. This plan will truly build Canada. We need softwood lumber to build our magnificent country. That is why anyone who is worried about softwood lumber needs to support this bill.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I have a huge amount of respect for the member opposite and I take her points very seriously. I also believe that now is the moment when we need to build Canada, we need to build our economy and we need to have access to export markets.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I have already spoken to that issue at some length tonight. It is an important issue. It is worthy of being raised. It is something I am seized with. It is something we are working on.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I will commit to having a great conversation with the member opposite about that issue.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, as I said, now really can be, and it must be, a time to not be fighting with each other, but to work together to build Canada—