Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's company, Brookfield, has been exposed as Canada's biggest tax-dodger. Brookfield managed to avoid paying a staggering $6.5 billion in Canadian taxes. As chair of Brookfield, the Prime Minister registered three multi-billion dollar investment funds in the Cayman Islands and above a bike shop in Bermuda, all to avoid paying Canadian taxes. On one hand, in his new budget, he is asking hard-working Canadians to fund a $78.3-billion deficit. On the other hand, he has saved his elitist friends from paying $6.5 billion in taxes. It is no wonder that the Prime Minister got all the Liberals to vote against having Brookfield come to Ottawa to answer to Canadians.
The Prime Minister's new budget wants to build Canada strong, but I think we can all agree that Canada would be much stronger if Brookfield paid its taxes right here at home.