Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have a funny habit.
The Prime Minister was in Russia when he announced the new investment agreement with China. The Prime Minister was in Switzerland when he announced that the retirement age would go from 65 to 67 here in Canada. Yesterday, in Beijing, Canada's ambassador said that the decision to approve the Nexen takeover would be made by December 10 and that the deadline would not be furthered extended.
Why was this announcement made in China and not in Canada? Why do they give Chinese executives more information than they are prepared to give Canadians?