“Our economic plan is working. We cut the deficit by 11 billion dollars, our economy is the second-strongest in the G7, and we are bringing in record investment.”

“Mr. Speaker, I know that the members across the way have a hard time with facts, especially when these facts involve math. Allow me to help them out a bit. We have reduced the deficit by $11 billion. We are the second-strongest economy in the G7. Most importantly, we are attracting more investment than we have in the past 20 years. How did we do it? While the Conservatives are busy repeating the same questions day after day, we are responding and adapting to a changing world. We are here to build Canada strong for all Canadians.”

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  “We are going to build Canada strong.”

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“The Conservatives say they will cut spending. I want them to tell us which projects they plan to cut.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have been very clear about their austerity agenda but we are still waiting to hear which projects they would cut. We hope they can tell us. Would they cut $1-billion infrastructure agreement we reached with Quebec? Would they cut the expansion of the Port of Montreal in Contrecoeur? Would they cut the 865 housing units we just announced to help people in vulnerable situations? We hope they can tell us. We are awaiting a response.”

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