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A debate on the government's proposal for a 'Canada Strong' sovereign wealth fund, which the opposition argues is not a real sovereign wealth fund since the government has no budget surplus to fund it with. The Conservatives and Bloc both criticized it heavily as expensive, based on debt not surplus, and likely to distort markets by having government pick winners and losers. The Liberals defended it as far-sighted leadership investing in Canadian growth and potential.

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