Thank you, Mr. Lee, for pointing out that no bank will lend money to a private business without a plan.
I made many a bank presentation in my time and, as you pointed out, was always required to present a clearly articulated plan on how the farm was going to spend those borrowed dollars. Without a budget and a plan, no regular Canadian is able to borrow a dime.
This government just seems so out of touch that it doesn't think those rules apply to it, and honestly, I have a tremendously hard time voting for Bill C-14 as is. Although Canadians continue to need support for what appears to be longer than any other G7 country due to the government's poor vaccine procurement, to green-light $100 billion in consumption spending, as well as to increase the debt ceiling, without a plan or a fiscal anchor in sight is just painful.
Without assurances that funding will focus on growth and innovation, as well as a corresponding budget to detail the fiscal plan, I am wondering if you think we, as parliamentarians, should vote in favour of this bill. I honestly feel I'm between a rock and a hard place because of the way the bill is crafted.