Kelly McCauley at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On June 5th, 2019. See this statement in context.

June 5th, 2019 / 5:30 p.m.

Conservative

Kelly McCauley Conservative Edmonton West, AB

I want to go back to Irving. They've claimed a $40-million credit that we know about for the french fry factory under the ITB. The ITB policy specifically states that it's to ensure “Canada's significant investment in defence-related goods and services”.

I have to ask, how does crediting Irving for french fries contribute to our defence industry and our R and D capabilities? Is there some unknown french-fry or potato-capability gap that we're not aware of that we have to invest in?

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