Discussion · Government Orders
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Québécois
“The government says this investment fund is independent. But the Prime Minister's Office gets to pick the projects first. I want to know if my colleague finds that reassuring.”
“Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech. At times, we do agree with the Conservatives. When that happens, perhaps the government should listen. The government, as part of its Canada Strong fund—which it likes to describe as a sovereign wealth fund—has determined that project selection would be carried out by the Major Projects Office and that these projects would first be chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office. Does my colleague find it reassuring that a supposedly independent fund will ultimately have to select its investments from the Prime Minister’s choices?”
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech. At times, we do agree with the Conservatives. When that happens, perhaps the government should listen. The government, as part of its Canada Strong fund—which it likes to describe as a sovereign wealth fund—has determined that project selection would be carried out by the Major Projects Office and that these projects would first be chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office. Does my colleague find it reassuring that a supposedly independent fund will ultimately have to select its investments from the Prime Minister’s choices?