Mr. Speaker, the IMF and the OECD both project Canada to have the strongest growth in the G7. The World Economic Forum rates our banking system the best in the world. Forbes magazine ranks Canada, not second or third, but as the best country in the world in which to do business.
What do the credit agencies say? Just last month, Moody's said:
Canada is in that group of countries that are seen as not only safe because they're triple-A rated as well as having strong fundamental characteristics....
We believe that compared to other triple As...Canada is seen more as a haven....