Chrystia Freeland on Business of Supply

In the House of Commons on May 29th, 2023. See this statement in context.

Department of Finance—Main Estimates, 2023-24Business of SupplyGovernment Orders

May 29th, 2023 / 9:05 p.m.

Liberal

Chrystia Freeland Liberal University—Rosedale, ON

Mr. Chair, as I said, the member opposite was a staffer during the failed Harper government that engineered a very slow recovery from the 2008 recession. It took 27 months for jobs to recover. It took only 21 months for jobs to recover following the COVID recession, which was much deeper because of the historic shock of COVID. That is because of a government that did not understand the need to invest and support Canadians. Yes, we took on—

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