Discussion · Government Orders
Ryan Turnbull Liberal
“We have been a reliable trade partner with the United States, but we are also trading more with the rest of the world. We signed over 21 new trade and security deals this past year. Our economy is growing, with the highest growth rate in the G7, and business investment is up.”
“Madam Speaker, we have done everything we can to be a reasonable trade partner and reliable trade partner with our southern neighbour. At this point, we are pursuing diversified trade relationships all around the world. We have seen the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of International Trade and others work to help Canada and our businesses access foreign markets all around the world. We have signed over 21 new trade and security agreements in just over a year. We saw the highest level of non-U.S. trade in our history in July of this year. There are very significant increases to Canada’s trading relationships that are part of diversifying and of ensuring that we have a resilient economy. There are results in the Canadian economy. The member opposite said we are borrowing money, but we are also seeing growth. I cited in my speech we have 3.3% GDP growth, the highest in the G7. There was 3.9% GDP per capita growth in quarter two. Business investment is up almost 9%. We have seen a 22.6% increase in business investment in new machinery and equipment since we put in place our—”
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“We have signed over 20 new trade and security agreements in under a year.”
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Madam Speaker, we have done everything we can to be a reasonable trade partner and reliable trade partner with our southern neighbour. At this point, we are pursuing diversified trade relationships all around the world. We have seen the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of International Trade and others work to help Canada and our businesses access foreign markets all around the world. We have signed over 21 new trade and security agreements in just over a year. We saw the highest level of non-U.S. trade in our history in July of this year. There are very significant increases to Canada’s trading relationships that are part of diversifying and of ensuring that we have a resilient economy. There are results in the Canadian economy. The member opposite said we are borrowing money, but we are also seeing growth. I cited in my speech we have 3.3% GDP growth, the highest in the G7. There was 3.9% GDP per capita growth in quarter two. Business investment is up almost 9%. We have seen a 22.6% increase in business investment in new machinery and equipment since we put in place our—