Mr. Speaker, hard-working Canadians are struggling, lining up at food banks and paying eye-wateringly high Liberal taxes. Do members know who is not struggling? The Prime Minister, his corporate elite buddies and Brookfield are not.
As Canada's number one tax-dodger, Brookfield has avoided paying $6.5 billion in taxes. That is enough to buy a week's worth of groceries for every single Canadian. In case Brookfield's tax-dodging was not enough, now the Prime Minister is handing it Canadian taxpayers' hard-earned money. We learned that the European Space Agency received a $500-million contract. What was hidden was that 50% of the Harwell campus, where the European Space Agency is located, is owned by Brookfield.
The out-of-touch Prime Minister's record is to ship jobs out of the country and chase away investment. Canadians deserve a Prime Minister who puts Canada and Canadians first, not his corporate buddies.