Mr. Speaker, welcome to the bailout economy.
When Porter Airlines wanted to extend the runway at the Toronto downtown airport the Liberal government said no, which led to the cancellation of $2 billion of Bombardier planes. The government said, “We have to bail out Bombardier.” The government wrapped this western pipeline in so much red tape and taxes that it became uneconomical, and it says, “We have to bail out the pipeline.” Why does the government not just stay out of the way in the first place?
Will the Prime Minister admit that his economic policy is that if it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving—