Discussion · Government Orders
Steeve Lavoie Liberal
“Big building projects take too long to get approved in Canada. Companies do not want to invest here because of that, and they take their money to other countries. I want to know what the member would do to get big projects built in Canada again.”
“Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, my colleague said that we were using a temporary crisis as an excuse to take action. I worked in the business world for over 25 years. I was involved in corporate financing, and I can say that the lack of predictability is hindering investment and growth. I challenge him to name any major projects that have been carried out in Canada in the past 20, 30 or 40 years. Large-scale projects are no longer being undertaken. Why? It is because the process takes too long. People no longer want to invest in these sorts of projects. The investments are going elsewhere. I would like my colleague to tell me what he would do to find a way to finally get large-scale projects going again and think big for our country, Canada.”
Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, my colleague said that we were using a temporary crisis as an excuse to take action. I worked in the business world for over 25 years. I was involved in corporate financing, and I can say that the lack of predictability is hindering investment and growth. I challenge him to name any major projects that have been carried out in Canada in the past 20, 30 or 40 years. Large-scale projects are no longer being undertaken. Why? It is because the process takes too long. People no longer want to invest in these sorts of projects. The investments are going elsewhere. I would like my colleague to tell me what he would do to find a way to finally get large-scale projects going again and think big for our country, Canada.