Philip Lawrence on The Economy

In the House of Commons on November 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.

The EconomyOral Questions

November 30th, 2023 / 2:50 p.m.

Conservative

Philip Lawrence Conservative Northumberland—Peterborough South, ON

Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, the financial gap between Americans and Canadians has never been larger.

The average GDP per capita in the United States is over $80,000. In Canada, it is merely $50,000. Unbelievably, the situation is getting worse. The growth in the United States was over 5% this year. In Canada, it is shrinking by more than 1%.

When will the government finally take responsibility for failing Canadians, and change direction to adopt a common-sense plan led by a common-sense leader?

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