Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question. Our government is well aware of how important the forestry industry is to Quebec and Canada. Officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative met with our teams last week and they will be meeting again soon. I am meeting with representatives from the Quebec industry on Monday in Montreal.

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, I am very aware of the importance of the forestry industry to Canada and to B.C., and I am working hard on this issue. Last week we had a visit by officials from the USTR to Ottawa to discuss the issue. I spoke two weeks ago with the head of the USTR Ambassador Mike Froman at APEC in Peru.

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question. Our government recognizes the importance of forestry to Quebec and to Canada. In fact, I am meeting with representatives from the Quebec sector next Monday, in Montreal. I spoke with my U.S. counterpart, Michael Froman, about this specific issue two weeks ago at the APEC meeting.

Mining Industry  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question. Canadians expect Canadian businesses with operations abroad to respect human rights and workers' rights. I am very proud of the work of our mining companies abroad. I met last week with our corporate social responsibility counsellor.

Softwood Lumber  Madam Speaker, I am very seized of this issue, and I am personally extremely aware of the softwood lumber issue for Saskatchewan and indeed across Canada. This week, I met for one hour with U.S.TR Mike Froman in Arequipa, Peru. I also met with Christy Clark, the premier of B.C., this morning.

Softwood Lumber  Madam Speaker, I would like to remind the hon. member that the previous softwood lumber agreement expired under his government's watch. That is okay with us; we are used to cleaning up the economic messes the Conservatives left for us. We are working very hard on the softwood lumber agreement.

International Trade  Madam Speaker, I am very seized with the issue, and very much share these concerns about Chinese steel dumping. I have been consulting actively, including most recently in Arequipa, Peru, where I was at the APEC trade ministers meeting. We are working hard, particularly with our EU and U.S. counterparts on this issue.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by reminding the hon. member that it was his government that left Canadians without a softwood lumber agreement. The previous agreement expired on his government's watch. We are very aware of the importance of this issue. We have focused on it from day one.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, we are absolutely seized of the issue of softwood lumber. I am working very hard on this issue with my officials, with our ambassador to the United States, and with the industry. I would urge the hon. member to have a coffee with the member for Abbotsford, who will point out that there is no connection between the softwood lumber agreement and the TPP.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, our government and I understand how important the forestry industry is to Quebec and Canada. That is why I am in regular contact with my American counterpart, Michael Froman, on this issue. We are working hard to figure out how to resolve this issue. Our objective is still to maintain stable access to the U.S. market for our industry.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, we were very clear during the election that we support trade. We were also very clear that the TPP, which was negotiated in secret during the campaign, required broad national consultation. We promised that, and we are keeping our promise. The trade committee, this week, is travelling the country to listen to Canadians.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the hon. member that, in fact, in the first quarter of 2016, our exports were $1.2 billion higher than they were during the same period last year. We are reaching further. We are fighting protectionism as we did successfully with COOL, something again not achieved under his watch.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. First of all, I am very proud to quote Mr. Martin because he was an excellent finance minister and an excellent prime minister. I am proud that he was a Liberal. As for compensation, as I have already said, we are currently in talks with agricultural producers.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have the utmost respect for the member for Abbotsford. Since I only have a brief answer, I will say that you had from 2011 to plug that hole and you guys did not get the job done. It was the same with COOL, so—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as I said in my remarks, and as he suggested, now is a worrying time for all of those who, like us, appreciate the importance of trade and of an open world economy for good-paying Canadian middle-class jobs. The only way for us to fight that protectionist current is to advance a truly progressive trade agenda.