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{
"time": "2025-09-18 14:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Maninder Sidhu (Minister of International Trade, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Maninder Sidhu (ministre du Commerce international, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8874375\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I will not go to personal attacks, as the member opposite did. We will focus on the facts. There are people watching in the gallery. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8874376\" data-originallang=\"en\">I think it is very important to know that Canada and Mexico have shared over 30 years of strong friendship and economic partnerships rooted in trust, trade and mutual respect. In fact, Canadian direct investment in Mexico was over $45 billion in 2024. The <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> will be meeting with President Sheinbaum to defend our industries and grow our economies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8874377\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canada is committed to CUSMA, and we are actively collaborating with Mexico. That is why the <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> is there to make sure we open the door to\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8874375\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je ne me lancerai pas dans des attaques personnelles, comme l'a fait le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face. Nous allons nous concentrer sur les faits. Il y a des gens qui nous regardent \u00e0 la tribune.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8874376\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je pense qu'il est tr\u00e8s important de savoir que cela fait plus de 30 ans que le Canada et le Mexique entretiennent de solides liens d'amiti\u00e9 et de partenariats \u00e9conomiques fond\u00e9s sur la confiance, le commerce et le respect mutuel. En fait, en 2024, les investissements directs canadiens au Mexique s'\u00e9levaient \u00e0 plus de 45 milliards de dollars. Le <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> rencontrera la pr\u00e9sidente Sheinbaum pour d\u00e9fendre nos industries et faire cro\u00eetre nos \u00e9conomies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8874377\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le Canada a \u00e0 coeur l'ACEUM, et nous collaborons activement avec le Mexique. C'est pourquoi le <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> est l\u00e0-bas pour veiller \u00e0 ce que nous permettions...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/9/18/maninder-sidhu-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/maninder-sidhu/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4525/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13124292",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "International Trade",
"fr": "Le commerce international"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/9/18/",
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}
}