QUESTION PERIOD — Industry
Interprovincial Trade
February 3, 2026
Today, the government leader is on about a minute-and-a-half delay. Regardless, thank you for answering my first question; now, I will go back to my second question.
It is a simple one. The IMF estimates that removing internal trade barriers in Canada would add $210 billion, or a 7% boost, to our real GDP. Yet, instead of prioritizing economic unity at home, the Prime Minister would rather fuel tensions within the federation and travel around the world, signing piecemeal agreements.
Would you not agree that real federal unity begins with truly uniting a national economy that works for every province and getting rid of internal trade barriers?
The Prime Minister is regularly meeting with the premiers of all of the provinces. As recently as last week, that’s what he did. They are working together in order to make sure that our Canadian economy is responding to the needs of Canada.
Many things have been done over the past nine months, sir. You always repeat “over the last 10 years.” I remind you again that over the last 10 years we have had Liberal governments, and you are still on the same side.
