Catherine McKenna at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On February 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.

February 25th, 2021 / 3:40 p.m.

Liberal

Catherine McKenna Liberal Ottawa Centre, ON

I want to confirm that I totally agree. The bank has an important role in attracting private sector investment, in particular institutional investors, because our Canadian workers' dollars are at work. If we look at the REM project, which is an investment with the Caisse de dépôt, the latter has invested $3 billion.

Also, I think it's not just about bringing in the private sector; it's also about getting good projects built in the public interest. That's why we've got the bank, because we can get more infrastructure built.

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