This week the Canada Ukraine Free Trade Agreement also received Royal Assent from the Governor General of Canada. I was proud to be in the Senate for the final vote with MP James Maloney & Ihor Michalchyshyn.
This agreement is good for Canada's economy and critical to Ukraine’s economy and rebuild.
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 Russian aggression. Every Ukrainian soldier fighting today is one less Canadian who will have to fight in the future. Every dollar spent today to support Ukraine 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.