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During question period on finance, a Conservative member said that investment is leaving Canada, that investment per worker is the lowest in the G7, and that many skilled tradespeople cannot find work despite a housing shortage, and asked when the government would address this. A Liberal member replied that young people have been hurt by COVID and the trade war, and said the government is supporting them through measures including 100,000 apprenticeships and summer jobs.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Michael Guglielmin

Conservative
“Businesses are taking their money out of Canada, and many construction workers cannot find jobs. I want the Prime Minister to explain when he will fix the problems that are driving jobs and investment away.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals speak of their latest programs, but the investors have already given us their verdict. Capital is leaving this country at a record pace. Our investment per worker is the lowest in the G7. In a country that needs millions of homes, 100,000 skilled tradespeople cannot find a project to work on. A country is not built by speeches, MOUs and press releases. It is built by employers willing to invest here, and they are choosing to invest elsewhere. When will the Prime Minister fix the conditions that have driven investment, jobs and opportunity out of this country?

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Karim Bardeesy

Liberal

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“Young people are having a hard time because of COVID and the trade war. Our government is helping them build job skills by creating 100,000 apprenticeships and 32,000 summer census jobs.”

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Mr. Speaker, before I came to this place, I taught undergraduate students for 15 years, and I know the number that COVID did and now the trade war is doing on them. What do we do when a number is being done on young people? We build them up and help them with hard skills and soft skills. That is why we have the team Canada strong plan with 100,000 apprenticeships. This summer we have 32,000 jobs with Statistics Canada in the census, a project that the party opposite would be first to cancel. That is how we build up the skills to get the kinds of careers that our students want and need, and that is why we are there for them.

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