Discussion · Government Orders
Ryan Turnbull Liberal
“Our government had to borrow money because of global crises, and that money helped our economy grow. The Conservatives would not make these investments. They would cut programs people rely on, like child care, dental care, school food, and help with groceries.”
“Madam Speaker, it does not surprise me that the premise of the member opposite’s question is false. What I mean by that is that our government has been responding to crisis after crisis that has hit our economy. I do not think it is news to anyone in the House that the global economy is highly integrated and that Canada is subject to the pressures that the world is facing today. We have had to borrow money to invest in the Canadian economy, but there is growth in the Canadian economy. I understand the Conservatives would not invest in that growth. They would cut all of the things that Canadians rely on. They would not invest in children. They would not invest in a groceries and essentials benefit. They would not feed kids at school. They would not invest in dental care. They would not invest in child care. The Conservatives have made it very clear that they would not make investments. They would not have a productivity mega deduction to spur business investment in this country. They would not do those things because it is as if they think the economy will grow by itself without the government making strategic investments, and we—”
Madam Speaker, it does not surprise me that the premise of the member opposite’s question is false. What I mean by that is that our government has been responding to crisis after crisis that has hit our economy. I do not think it is news to anyone in the House that the global economy is highly integrated and that Canada is subject to the pressures that the world is facing today. We have had to borrow money to invest in the Canadian economy, but there is growth in the Canadian economy. I understand the Conservatives would not invest in that growth. They would cut all of the things that Canadians rely on. They would not invest in children. They would not invest in a groceries and essentials benefit. They would not feed kids at school. They would not invest in dental care. They would not invest in child care. The Conservatives have made it very clear that they would not make investments. They would not have a productivity mega deduction to spur business investment in this country. They would not do those things because it is as if they think the economy will grow by itself without the government making strategic investments, and we—