Press conference immediately after the House of Commons passed Bill C-57 the Modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement
February 7, 2024
Yesterday, I joined Minister of Trade Mary Ng and MP colleagues as we held a press conference immediately after the House of Commons passed Bill C-57 the Modernized Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. This agreement is good for Canada's economy and critical to Ukraine’s economy and rebuild.
Unfortunately Conservative MPs voted against this important legislation.
Ensuring Ukraine's victory is vital to Canada's security - Ukraine must win, otherwise Europe, the US and Canada will be next in defending ourselves against Russia. Every Ukrainian soldier fighting today is one less Canadian who will have to fight in the future. Every dollar spent today is millions of dollars less that we will have to spend in the future.
Despite the Conservative Party's lack of support, our government will not be deterred. We will stand with the Ukrainian people until they win - until we all win.
