Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Niagara Centre for his question and for his efforts as a former mayor and now a member of Parliament, in promoting economic development.
From day one, our government has been focused on attracting job-creating investments to this country. Today, our commitment is paying off with GE Canada selecting Welland, Ontario, as the location for its new “brilliant factory”.
This facility will create 150 jobs in phase one and begin production in 2018.
We are working with Export Development Canada, and this initiative speaks to our commitment to growing the economy and creating jobs.