“The government decided to put a bank in my riding. This is good for my riding. This bank will loan money for defence projects. My riding is already good at this. We have many things to support the bank. I want the bank to be in my riding.”
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A member talked about Ottawa-Gatineau being chosen to host an international defence bank, because our allies have confidence in Canada. This will give out loans for national security stuff at taxpayers' expense.