Mr. Speaker, it is important for us to hear all the different sides, but we are hearing so many errors on the subject of foreign investment, I do not know where to start.
First, it is the provincial crown that owns the assets of mineral rights. Therefore, any development that is done is done in tandem.
I should also remind members that, with Canada having a small population, we cannot afford to finance as many of these natural resource development projects as we would like simply because we do not have the capital. We should be welcoming foreign investment and putting out clear rules, which is what the Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry have done.
If the New Democratic Party is against foreign investment and trade, why not come out and be honest and say that is its position rather than throwing out errors, omissions and misrepresenting the facts? I would ask the member to be honest with the NDP's position on investment and on trade.