Discussion · Government Orders
Steeve Lavoie Liberal
“Businesses need to know how long project approvals will take so they can invest here. This bill speeds up those approvals. I want my colleague to talk about what our government has done this year to help trade, and how this bill will help Canada.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important speech on Bill C-39. She talked a lot about market diversification. As we know, the government has signed more than 20 agreements over the past year. She also talked about grain, which is actually shipped through my riding. We also heard about the importance of speeding up projects, and she mentioned a company in her riding that does business around the world. I have noticed the same thing: Some businesses want to invest more and are asking for more predictability. Often, that predictability is measured in time. Bill C‑39 will actually help things move faster and will give businesses the predictability they need to invest and attract more investment here. I would like my colleague to talk about what the government has done over the past year. I would also like to hear her thoughts on what Bill C‑39 will enable the government and Canada to do.”
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very important speech on Bill C-39. She talked a lot about market diversification. As we know, the government has signed more than 20 agreements over the past year. She also talked about grain, which is actually shipped through my riding. We also heard about the importance of speeding up projects, and she mentioned a company in her riding that does business around the world. I have noticed the same thing: Some businesses want to invest more and are asking for more predictability. Often, that predictability is measured in time. Bill C‑39 will actually help things move faster and will give businesses the predictability they need to invest and attract more investment here. I would like my colleague to talk about what the government has done over the past year. I would also like to hear her thoughts on what Bill C‑39 will enable the government and Canada to do.