My colleague, Mr. Fast, quoted your CEO, Steve Williams. David McKay, the president of the Royal Bank, recently urged Ottawa to act to stem the outflow of capital, which he described as leaving the country in “real time”, so I think you're understating the seriousness of these processes in terms of their effect on our economy.
I will quote from the same article, “Investment by foreigners has collapsed. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada clocked in at $31.5 billion in 2017, down 56 per cent since 2013”—when we were in government, by the way—“when it totalled $71.5 billion.” Foreign direct investment is down 56%.
Again, I don't think Mr. Bloomer spoke as an individual. He spoke for his association.
With these processes and the effect that they have on our economy, I can't help but think about people, jobs, families, and so on. Can you comment on the people aspect, and the investment aspect, of what we're seeing here in Canada right now?