Minister, it's nice to see you again, sir.
The Deputy Prime Minister is on record as stating that companies are choosing Canada because we have a price on carbon. She said specifically that because of our policies, we're getting more investment in Canada, but after four years, sir, after COVID specifically, we're starting to see some data that really contrasts with that statement, specifically when we look at the Americans. We like to compare ourselves with our friends in the south and Mexico, but look at, for instance, Canada's GDP per capita. That's the amount of wealth that Canadians would hope to have. What we're seeing is that Canada's GDP per capita is going down, Mexico's is going up, and the U.S.A.'s is going way up. Neither of those nations has a price on carbon. It's so bad that Mexico just became the United States' largest trading partner—a title that we used to have. We actually dropped to number three for the U.S.A. It goes Mexico, then China and then Canada.
Why do we not give relief to companies in Canada that want to compete, by ensuring that they don't have a carbon tax? A lot of these companies are trying to develop clean technology to compete and in order to create great paycheques for Canadians.