“Our buy Canadian policy is working. It gives jobs to 5,000 workers building icebreakers at the Davie shipyard and 400 workers building train cars. We will keep doing this.”

“Mr. Speaker, it is astounding to hear the opposition member talk about grand theatrical announcements. He should go talk to the 5,000 Davie shipyard workers who will be working on the construction of six icebreakers. He should go and talk about grand theatrical announcements to the 400 workers in Saint‑Bruno and La Pocatière who will be building train cars for VIA Rail. I am left completely perplexed every time they attack investments like this one under our buy Canadian policy, which is working and which relies on Canadian content and the expertise of our workers. We will keep going.”

“The member should check the facts, and I can give him a briefing. The money he mentioned supports Canadian jobs. It includes $2 billion for General Dynamics to support 1,700 jobs and 600 suppliers. It also funds IBM Canada and Microsoft Canada, which support thousands of jobs here. Our policy buys Canadian to bring investment and create jobs in Canada.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleague to do his research, and if he wants a briefing, we would be happy to give him one. With regard to the $8 billion he is talking about, I will give him a few examples. We are talking about $2 billion for General Dynamics, which represents 1,700 jobs in London and 600 Canadian suppliers. That is the buy Canadian policy in action. Part of the investment he mentioned is going to IBM Canada, which provides 5,000 jobs across the country, including 1,000 jobs in Bromont, and another is going to Microsoft Canada, which provides 5,300 jobs. We made the deliberate choice to adopt a policy that gives priority to Canadian content to attract investment to Canada and create jobs in Canada.”

“The Conservatives are wrong about our spending. Two billion dollars of that money goes to build 190 armoured vehicles for our military. This supports 1,700 jobs and 600 suppliers in London, Ontario. A Conservative member even asked for these exact investments.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives need to get their facts straight. Of the $8 billion the member is talking about, there is $2 billion for General Dynamics to build 190 light armoured vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces. There are 1,700 jobs that depend on it in London. That is 600 suppliers. The Conservatives’ own member for London—Fanshawe was asking for these investments in Canadian content and Canadian workers. It is a little rich to hear them now complain about these investments that are building Canada strong.”

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“Our policy supports Canadian workers and brings investment to Canada. It is working. Stopping these investments would hurt thousands of jobs at major companies across the country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will happily explain. It is because we made a deliberate decision to favour Canadian content and attract investment in Canada. If the member is suggesting that we should stop investing in General Dynamics, for instance, to build these LAVs for the Canadian Armed Forces, he should tell that to his colleague, the member for London—Fanshawe. He should say that to our colleagues from across the country who depend on these jobs in their ridings. We are talking about 5,000 jobs for IBM and 5,300 jobs for Microsoft Canada. This was a deliberate choice to increase Canadian content, and our policy is working.”

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“The Conservatives' ideas would cost Canadian jobs. Their logic would push away companies that support 8,000 jobs in Montreal and 6,000 jobs in liquefied natural gas.”

“Mr. Speaker, if we were to follow the Conservatives’ flawed logic, we would tell DP World to go away and to take the 8,000 jobs that are at the port of Montreal with it. They would tell Shell and Petronas to go away and to take the 6,000 jobs at LNG Canada away. They would tell— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

“The Conservatives do not know the difference between companies that help Canada and companies that hurt Canada. Their ideas would chase away thousands of jobs from Saskatchewan.”

“Mr. Speaker, they would tell BHP to take the thousands of jobs away it is building in Saskatchewan. The Conservatives do not seem to understand the difference between someone who is invested in Canada and someone who is crapping on Canada.”

“Foreign investment in Canada is at a 23-year high. These companies employ tens of thousands of Canadians. We will keep supporting them as long as they keep investing here.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to remind the House that foreign direct investment in Canada is very important. It is at a 23-year high. These companies that do direct work in Canada employ tens of thousands of Canadians. They have IP. They have headquarters. They retain talent. They do many things here. We will support them, as we will support Canadian industries, as long as they continue to build out their presence in Canada.”

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