Discussion · Government Orders
Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois
“The Canadian economy shrunk by 0.6% this past year, but Brookfield's stock grew by almost 20%. I want to know if my colleague thinks that is normal.”
“Mr. Speaker, I was quoting a post. As I was saying, according to Statistics Canada, the GDP contracted by 0.6% in 365 days. According to Yahoo! Finance Canada, Brookfield’s stock value climbed by 19.56% in 365 days. The GDP contracted by 0.6%, while Brookfield stock gained close to 20% in value. Is that normal? I would like to hear what my colleague has to say.”
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Mr. Speaker, I was quoting a post. As I was saying, according to Statistics Canada, the GDP contracted by 0.6% in 365 days. According to Yahoo! Finance Canada, Brookfield’s stock value climbed by 19.56% in 365 days. The GDP contracted by 0.6%, while Brookfield stock gained close to 20% in value. Is that normal? I would like to hear what my colleague has to say.