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David McKenzie

111 words · 5 sentences · 6 clauses

Replying to Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal)
“Mr. Speaker, listening to the Conservatives, it is almost like a big, wet, blue blanket on anything. At the end of the day, I think they need to start thinking in terms of how it is that the government, over the last 18 months, has actually been building a stronger and healthier nation. We see that in terms of Toronto, where investors from around the world came in, half a trillion dollars. We can see that in terms of the major projects. There are 24-plus major projects, half a trillion dollars in terms of major projects, from every region of the country. All we hear from the Conservatives is all related to a wet blanket, quite frankly. Does the member not recognize that Bill C-39 is a part of building—”
Statement grade
C
60 / 100, held down by Signal
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Positioning 68%Reasoning 32%

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Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 55 wordsthe question, or, really, the statement with a wee little question tucked on the end of it, really belies a fundamental philosophical difference between that side of the aisle and this side, that the government should be directing our economy and that no project should go forward without government approval, political approval and government investment.Positioning Reasoning · 36 wordsI do not believe that projects that can be financed and undertaken by the private sector require government money. The private sector will build economic projects in our country. It will build prosperity in our country. Positioning · 20 wordsWhat it needs, what we need and what Canada needs is for the government to get out of the way.Positioning

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