Mr. Speaker, have you ever dreamed about winning the lottery? Well, Donald Trump hit the jackpot. Yesterday, the Prime Minister committed $1 trillion of investment to the United States. That is on top of the $500 billion that fled from Canada in the last five years and the $50 billion that left just this year under the government.
Let us put this into perspective. That is the equivalent of doubling our national debt. Canadians are left with less investment, fewer jobs and fewer wages. When the Prime Minister said that he was going to “build, baby, build”, Canadians thought he meant Canada, but what he really meant was closing mines in Quebec and opening them in Pennsylvania, shutting down mills in B.C. and opening them in Washington, and shutting down auto plants in Ontario and opening them in Michigan. American tariffs have doubled and the Prime Minister is bragging about pushing $1 trillion of Canadian investment to the United States. That is not a plan for growth. It is a plan for surrender.
Why is the Prime Minister giving Donald Trump $1-trillion jackpot?