Discussion · Government Orders
Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Québécois
“The government wants Canadians to put their money into a new wealth fund. But the Prime Minister will get to pick where that money is invested. I am asking my colleague if he would put his own money into projects picked by the Prime Minister.”
“Mr. Speaker, in yesterday’s economic update, the government announced that ordinary taxpayers will be able to contribute to this Canadian sovereign wealth fund that the Prime Minister wants to create. It so happens that his goal, as Prime Minister, is more or less to dictate what investments the sovereign wealth fund will cover. In fact, all of it will involve projects recommended by the Major Projects Office, and those projects will have been chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office. That means the Prime Minister is the one who will determine what investments will be made through the sovereign wealth fund. Does my colleague intend to invest his personal savings in the Prime Minister’s preferred picks?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, in yesterday’s economic update, the government announced that ordinary taxpayers will be able to contribute to this Canadian sovereign wealth fund that the Prime Minister wants to create. It so happens that his goal, as Prime Minister, is more or less to dictate what investments the sovereign wealth fund will cover. In fact, all of it will involve projects recommended by the Major Projects Office, and those projects will have been chosen by the Prime Minister’s Office. That means the Prime Minister is the one who will determine what investments will be made through the sovereign wealth fund. Does my colleague intend to invest his personal savings in the Prime Minister’s preferred picks?