“More money is leaving Canada than coming in. Over $1 trillion has left since 2015 because of the Prime Minister's policies. I want to know if the Liberals want Canada to attract jobs and investment or not.”

“Mr. Speaker, StatsCan confirmed another $17-billion exodus for the start of the year. That is more money leaving Canada than is coming in. Over $1 trillion has left since 2015. The Prime Minister is pitching Canada as an investment hub, all while his policies are the most restrictive in the G7 for foreign capital. It is almost like he does not know what he is doing. Let us start with the basics. Do the Liberals believe that Canada should be a country that is a magnet for jobs and capital, or do they think that Canada should be a country where ambitions go to die?”

“The Prime Minister keeps 91% of his personal investments in the United States. Liberal policies are driving jobs and money out of Canada and into the US. I want to know if the government is hurting our economy just to make the Prime Minister richer.”

“Mr. Speaker, let me make this simple for my colleague, who just totally missed the point. The Prime Minister, his boss, holds 91% of his personal investments in the United States. Deep down, it feels like the Liberals know that they have purposely built a failing economy that is driving jobs, capital and opportunity straight out of Canada, straight to the United States, where the Prime Minister keeps his money. Let me ask this: Are they doing this to help him cash in and get rich quick, while the rest of us take the hit?”

“Over one trillion dollars in investment has left Canada under this government, which hurts Canadian jobs. The Prime Minister keeps most of his own money invested in the United States. I want to know if his trip to New York helps Canadians or just his own wealth.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is off to New York for what even the CBC calls a straight-up networking trip. Perhaps he will meet with his friends at Brookfield Asset Management there. Like so many other investors, they fled Bay Street for Wall Street, with Main Street in Canada paying the price. Over the last Liberal decade, more than $1 trillion in investment has left Canada. That means lost jobs and lost wages for Canadian workers. The Prime Minister himself holds 91% of his personal investments in the United States. Is he in New York for Canadians, or is he just there to check up on his own portfolio?”

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“Investors are taking billions of dollars out of Canada because of high taxes and too many rules. When will the Prime Minister cut the red tape and get rid of laws that stop development?”

“Mr. Speaker, speaking of $20 billion, that is how much money has left Canada in the last four quarters under this Prime Minister. After more than a decade of Liberal taxes, red tape and uncertainty, investors, including the Prime Minister, continue to take their money elsewhere. Despite Liberal re-announcements, major projects remain trapped in years of delays while Canadian workers lose those jobs. When will the Prime Minister take real action to cut red tape and repeal these anti-development laws that are continuing to bring about an investment exodus?”

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“The Prime Minister is in New York right now just to network.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is currently in New York for what the CBC described as just a networking trip—”

“Under this government, Canada has become the hardest country in the G7 for foreign businesses to invest in, and we have lost one trillion dollars in investment. Most of the Prime Minister's own money is kept outside Canada. Why is he not keeping investments here?”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was in New York this morning on a trip described by the CBC as just a networking trip. Let us talk about investments. After 10 years of Liberal governance, Canada is considered to be the most restrictive country in the G7 for foreign investment. According to RBC, $1 trillion in investment has been lost over the past 10 years. The example comes from the top, as 91% of the Prime Minister’s own assets are outside Canada. Does the Prime Minister know something that these people have yet to grasp?”

“Liberal policies are driving investment out of Canada. Seventeen billion dollars went to other countries in the first quarter. When will the government take action to bring foreign investment here?”

“Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I must remind the Liberals that Liberal Canada is driving away investment. Let us remember that, when the Prime Minister was officially the chair of Brookfield, he moved the head office from Toronto to New York. Way to go. Let us do what he says, not what he does. The fact of the matter is that, according to Statistics Canada, $17 billion in investment went abroad in the first quarter. When will the Liberals start walking the talk and take meaningful action so that foreign investments are made here in Canada for the benefit of all Canadians?”