I find it interesting that this government, which is opposed to pipelines, is in favour of using Canadian tax dollars to fund them abroad. The Green Party leader is here today. She said she wants to end fossil fuel subsidies but she votes in favour of a bill that would subsidize the transport of fossil fuels in Asia through the construction of pipelines funded by Canadian taxpayers. It's clear that there's no objection to pipelines outside of Canada and there's no objection to subsidizing fossil fuels. As long as those subsidies don't help Canadian workers, the Liberals and the Green Party are just fine with those subsidies.
Our party believes in creating jobs and opportunity here at home. We also have to tackle the growing problem of inequality where wealthy international financiers are making a fortune off the backs of taxpayers around the world, and in particular, here in Canada. These so-called infrastructure banks are designed to transfer the risk of mega construction projects off of the backs of the investor and onto the backs of the taxpayer. We believe in the free market where risk and reward go together. We do not believe in socialism for the wealthy, welfare for the wealthy, and that is exactly what these infrastructure banks are.
We call on the government to champion the free market and more equality and to stand up for Canadian jobs, workers, and taxpayers, and not the interests of making the wealthy wealthier in faraway lands.
Thank you.