“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments from my colleague from Calgary Centre, who has a lot of economic credibility and expertise, which is why I am a bit confused by his critique of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Presumably, if there is a critique of the bank, then there is a critique of the projects in which the bank is investing. I am curious about whether the member is supportive of, or opposed to, the CIB’s investment in the port of Montreal’s Contrecœur terminal, the Peace Hills Trust, the Mersey River wind project or the north coast transmission line early works project. Are these not the kinds of projects that we should be investing in through a vehicle like the Canada Infrastructure Bank?”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 75 wordsthe Canada Infrastructure Bank is a government stood-up instrument that had to change its mandate because it did not have anything to do.It changed its mandate to step on other funds that were already in the market.It was a government institution looking for a market that was not there, so it morphed into one that was.These projects would have been funded more efficiently with less overhead if they had not been government-invested.The ask · 27 wordsI would encourage my colleague across the way to look at my cross-examination of the leadership of the Canada Infrastructure Bank on its investments in Lion Electric, 1Claims · 6 wordsbecause it was a complete boondoggle.
