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Caucus Chair

Brenda Shanahan

  • Member of Parliament
  • Caucus Chair
  • Liberal
  • Châteauguay—Lacolle
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $108,181.16

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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Apr/8/24 7:45:01 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I listened to the speech of my colleague with great interest. Clearly, he wants to tell us that he supports the softwood lumber industry, and I know the Conservatives in general talk a big game when it comes to supporting the industry and Canadian workers, but unfortunately it is all talk and no action. We hear a lot of buzzwords, and we hear a lot of slogans, but the simple fact of the matter is that, when it came to voting for funding support for the management of the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber file, every single Conservative in the House voted against it. Therefore, I would like to know how the member can defend that vote to the companies and workers they care so much about.
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)
  • Apr/8/24 6:55:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, there were a couple of things in his speech. This is something that is not going to happen overnight, but indeed, it has been a long-standing dispute for a number of reasons. However, Canada has won in the arena of the neutral international trade dispute organizations. I would like to hear his comments about that, and also hear why Conservatives voted against supports, time and time again, that our government put forward for the softwood lumber industry.
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Context: House Hansard - 295 - Apr/8/24
Mrs. Brenda Shanahan
  • Apr/8/24 6:31:52 p.m.
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Madam Chair, this has been an ongoing problem since the 1980s. I believe we are on the fifth round of negotiations around softwood lumber. It is an important issue in the province of Quebec, and it is certainly one I am following closely. Indeed, we have seen the Prime Minister and our ministers engage very closely with their counterparts on this issue.
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