Mr. Speaker, once again, we see the Conservative leader cherry-picking his numbers. The reality is that the IMF predicts that Canada will have stronger economic growth next year than the United States, full stop. What he is trying to do is continue to talk down our economy. He pretends that maybe he is going to be able to deal with an American government that will not understand why he dropped defence spending to below 1% of GDP when he was last around the cabinet table and why he continues to refuse to get the necessary security clearance to get the briefings, to keep his own caucus safe, much less all Canadians.
In the House of Commons on November 6th, 2024. See this statement in context.