Louis-Philippe Sauvé

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Madam Speaker, 60 years ago, the Canadian philosopher George Grant published Lament for a Nation.

We are talking about tariffs. The Conservative response seems to be to do whatever the Americans want us to do. The member for Wellington—Halton Hills said we need more integration. The member for Charlesbourg—Haute‑Saint‑Charles says we need more defence spending. The Conservative leader even said we need to develop a warrior culture. The member for Thornhill echoed the U.S. President-elect's comments, saying that we must acquiesce to U.S. demands on the issue of border management.

I am committed to Quebec independence. That is what I wish for. Is Canadian independence important to the member for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles and his colleagues?

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Madam Speaker, I listened to my hon. colleague's intervention, which was very focused on the productivity problems in the Canadian economy. This is a topic that obviously concerns everyone.

What industrial policies does he think Canada should implement to correct this productivity problem?

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Madam Speaker, I have been listening to the debate for two or three hours now. The parties are firing shots at one another, such as “we would do better” or “we are the best”. We are hearing about the grievances of Ontario and Alberta.

The fact is, the U.S. president-elect posted a message on his social media platform. As a result, we are having this emergency debate. Americans watching from Washington are going to say that the Canadians are losing their minds and are afraid. Personally, I think the Americans have far more to lose by not trading with us than the other way around.

I would like to ask my esteemed colleague, without disparaging the debate we are having this evening, whether we should calm down a bit, negotiate responsibly and not overreact to the president-elect's bullying.

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Madam Speaker, I listened to the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle.

The Conservative solution to the foreign trade problem seems to be “Canada first”, in imitation of the “America first” slogan. They say we do not need the president-elect of the United States to tell us what to do about drugs. That suggests to me that Canada will have to do what the president-elect of the United States tells us to do. That suggests to me that we will have to sell our oil to the United States.

Is the Conservative Party's solution to the foreign trade problem to ape American policy and bow down to the United States? I really get the sense that that is what the Conservatives are suggesting.

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Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to the member for Thornhill's remarks.

Both her speech and that of her leader featured rather strident but justified criticisms of the Liberal government on several fronts.

I would like to know how a Conservative government would do better than a Liberal government in trade talks with the United States.

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Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague talk about the “team Canada” approach. The only thing he discussed in his speech was the automotive industry in Ontario.

What is his government going to do for the aerospace industry in Montreal? What is his government going to do for the artificial intelligence industry in Montreal, for culture, for the forestry and the aluminum sectors? What is his government going to do?

He had better have a good answer or we in the Bloc Québécois will remind him of that.

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Mr. Speaker, as members know, the Bloc Québécois is here to defend the interests of Quebec, not the interests of Alberta.

I would like my hon. colleague from Jonquière to tell us about the Bloc Québécois's trade negotiation priorities for the coming months. What are we going to hammer home and how are we going to defend Quebec's interests?

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Madam Speaker, we are of course concerned about trade relations, as everyone in the House is, but we believe we must not let ourselves be influenced.

Historically, we have always drawn closer to Europe whenever we had issues with our neighbours to the south. I was at the NATO reception last Friday. I spoke with members of the Bundestag, and there seems to be a real openness to a closer relationship between Canada, the European Union and Germany.

Are the Minister of Finance and her government considering deepening ties between Canada and the European Union to counterbalance the influence of the U.S. president-elect?

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Madam Speaker, on the same point of order, the member for New Westminster—Burnaby is the House leader for his party. He should know that.

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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his valuable response.

If the Canadian government, led by the Leader of the Opposition, were to cut services to anglophones, including in the province, would my colleague not be convinced that Quebec needs to be independent? Does he not think that a Quebec republic could better protect the rights of anglophones in Quebec than the current constitutional framework?

I would like to hear his thoughts on that.