Conservatives Say Canada-EU Summit ‘Theatrics’ Distracting From Cost-of-Living Crisis
Conservatives say the two-day Canada–EU summit in Montreal did nothing to address cost-of-living issues facing Canadians or advance the ratification of the EU free-trade agreement by the remaining member states. “Not a single tariff was removed. No trade barrier was eliminated. EU restrictions continue to block Canadian beef and pork from entering European markets. Nine countries who have refused to ratify CETA still have not done so,” read an Oct. 30 statement from Conservative MPs Stephanie Kusie, the party’s trade critic, Eric Duncan, its foreign affairs critic, and Pierre Paul-Hus, its Quebec lieutenant. “This week’s Canada-EU Summit was just more Liberal theatrics to distract Canadians from the cost-of-living crisis the Liberals created. Nothing came out of the Summit that will save Canadians money on their groceries, gas or mortgage,” they added.
Conservative MPs stated that the Canada-EU summit in Montreal failed to address the cost-of-living crisis or advance the ratification of the EU free-trade agreement. They criticized the summit as “Liberal theatrics” designed to distract from economic issues, noting that no tariffs were removed and trade barriers remain, preventing Canadian beef and pork from accessing European markets.
- Conservatives claim the Canada-EU summit in Montreal did not address Canadian cost-of-living issues.
- They stated that no tariffs or trade barriers were removed during the summit.
- EU restrictions continue to block Canadian beef and pork from European markets.
- Nine member states have not yet ratified the CETA free-trade agreement.
- Conservatives described the summit as “Liberal theatrics” to distract from the economic crisis.
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