OTTAWA – Federal conservatives are calling on the government to release the full details of the trade offer from the United States that Canada rejected this week.
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OTTAWA – Federal conservatives are calling on the government to release the full details of the trade offer from the United States that Canada rejected this week.
OTTAWA – Federal conservatives are calling on the government to release the full details of the trade offer from the United States that Canada rejected this week.
In a letter to Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Canada-U.S. relations critic Shuvaloy Majumdar said while his party supports the government’s decision to reject the deal, Parliament is in the dark on what was on the table.
“If there was a draft text of any agreement that both governments have seen, please release it. The U.S. administration has seen it. Your government has seen it. Canadians deserve to see it,” Majumdar wrote.
“Even after addressing Canadians and the media, the public and Members of Parliament still remain in the dark on your government’s demands in negotiations with the Trump administration.
Majumdar said he’s not asking for “negotiating secrets,” but rather information that both the Canadian and U.S. governments already know.
A spokesperson for the Bloc Québécois wouldn’t say whether they support the calls for the government to detail what the Americans were offering. But the party reiterated calls for a meeting between the “recognized” party leaders in the House of Commons to get a briefing on the situation.
“Canadians expect elected officials to collaborate in this moment, which is why we’ve made this request,” Julien Coulombe-Bonnafous told The Canadian Press in French, adding the Liberals haven’t responded to those calls.