Mr. Speaker, the government has created so many funds, so many agencies and so many programs to shift the burden of government spending onto Canadians that it is hard to know which one she is talking about. I imagine it is the sovereign wealth fund. It is a bottomless pit.
Normally, sovereign wealth funds accumulate surpluses. Countries like Norway, Saudi Arabia and Singapore have surpluses year after year. They save and set aside this money to bring prosperity to their people. Here in Canada, there are no surpluses. There are deficits, year after year. We have a debt of over $1 trillion that needs to be paid off.
The Prime Minister says he plans to use credit cards to invest in influential government-linked companies. I imagine Canadians will lose money and pay interest on the new debt the Prime Minister is going to add. It is ridiculous.
We need to encourage investment, eliminate taxes and barriers, and promote free enterprise in Canada.