Prime Minister Mark Carney, you have said Canada is “at war” after trade negotiations with the United States collapsed.

If the situation is truly that serious — if Canadian jobs, businesses and our country’s most important trading relationship are at risk — then Parliament should not be on summer recess. Canadians deserve to know what the United States offered, what Canada offered in return, why negotiations broke down, and why your government chose to walk away.

We are calling on you to immediately recall Parliament, table the relevant details of the proposed agreement, explain your government’s decisions before the House of Commons, and allow our elected representatives to scrutinize your response to this trade crisis. If Canada is at war, Parliament doesn’t get a summer vacation. Recall Parliament, get back to work, and show Canadians what you walked away from!