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During Question Period on the economy, Conservatives asked when the government would repeal laws like Bill C-69 and other environmental rules they said slow down major construction projects, noting the government’s own discussion paper acknowledged federal regulations cause delays. Liberals replied that several major projects have been announced and begun across the country, that investment is flowing in, and pointed to funding such as over $5 million to support local businesses in Manitoba.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Branden Leslie

Conservative
“The Prime Minister promised to build things quickly, but his environmental laws are stopping major projects. When will he get rid of these laws so we can build again?”
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister said he was going to build at speeds not seen in a generation. He knows that Bill C-69 and other terrible Liberal environmental policies are still on the books, yet the Liberals are taking their sweet time to fix the mess that they themselves created, so now they are bogged down in endless consultations and more of the same old gabfest. The Prime Minister has been in power for more than a year, and he still has not fixed any laws that prevent major projects from moving forward. When will the Prime Minister do what is necessary to scrap the Liberals’ antidevelopment laws so we can once again build big things in this country?

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Ginette Lavack

Liberal
“Business leaders in my riding told me our investments are important. The government is giving over $5 million to help local businesses grow.”

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Madam Speaker, I have spoken to people in Portage—Lisgar and in Brandon, in my riding of Manitoba. I was at the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce luncheon a few weeks ago, and all of those in the business community there, from all of the sectors, said that major investments are important. They said, “Keep doing what you’re doing.” I was really, really proud to support PrairiesCan, the economic development agency in our region. It is giving financing to a number of projects with over $5 million through the tariff relief fund and the Prairies strategic innovation fund, which is supporting businesses doing great work on the ground. All of these people are going to get what they need to keep—

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Branden Leslie

Conservative

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“Liberal laws and taxes make it too slow and hard to build big projects. The government admits its own rules cause these delays. I want to know if the Prime Minister will fix these bad laws so we can build things again.”
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Madam Speaker, our businesses thrive despite Liberal taxes and over-regulation. The Liberals know exactly why we cannot build big things in this country. They critiqued themselves in their own discussion document, finally admitting the truth. It states, “federal laws have rules that can make regulatory processes slow”. Simply put, it is the Liberals’ own antidevelopment laws that are the problem. It is clearer than ever that this is all just a Liberal illusion. The Prime Minister wants to keep our oil and gas in the ground just as much as Justin Trudeau did. Does the Prime Minister have the courage to fix the mess the Liberals have created, or does he just hope that empty promises will get things built again?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“We have started many major building projects across the country, and more are coming. Global investments keep coming in, and we will keep building Canada.”

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    “We are going to build Canada strong.”

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Madam Speaker, we have already announced several major projects. We have put shovels in the ground on several more, and there are several more to come. I can assure my hon. friend that, whether someone lives in his province of Manitoba, or in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec or the Atlantic provinces, there are major projects. They are coming. There is a pipeline full of them. The investments keep coming in from around the world, and we are going to build Canada strong.

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