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Joël Lightbound

Liberal on Regional Economic Development

Replying to Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)
“Mr. Speaker, I recently organized a round table with my colleagues, the members for Louis‑Hébert and Québec Centre, to speak with Quebec region businesses about their needs and realities in light of the U.S. tariffs. One question cropped up again and again during our discussions: today’s unpredictability, which is making investment, production and diversification decisions all the more complicated. Can the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant explain how our government is working to provide our businesses with greater predictability so that they can focus on their growth and diversify their markets?”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Beauport—Limoilou for his question and for his leadership within Quebec City’s business community. Our government focuses on the things within its control, which includes improving our productivity, resilience and sovereignty. Among other things, this means the productivity mega deduction, which is available to businesses of all sizes across the country. As the Bank of Canada said this week, the increase in business investments fostered by Canadian fiscal incentives, like the productivity mega deduction, is going to support productivity at work and production in Canada. We are talking about a $22-billion annual increase in the GDP and 80,000 jobs. That is how the government is supporting businesses and building Canada strong.