Justin Trudeau

[The Economy, November 6th, 2024]

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.

[The Economy, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, once again, the Leader of the Opposition needs to get his facts straight. In the nine years since we took office, foreign direct investment has increased by 60% in this country, so much so that, last year, we were number one per capita for foreign direct investment in the G20.

We continue to work hand in hand with the United States, with whatever administration, to protect jobs and to grow our economies. What the American government will not understand is why the Conservative leader continues to refuse to get the security clearance necessary to protect Canadians, to protect us all from foreign interference.

[The Economy, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I know Donald Trump well enough to know that he would be extremely confused, as Canadians are, about why, at a time when all democracies are facing uncertainty and foreign aggression, the Leader of the Opposition still refuses to get the security clearance he needs to receive top secret briefings and protect his MPs and Canadians properly. The Conservative leader is turning down national security briefings.

Neither Donald Trump nor Canadians would understand why.

[International Trade, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we will always work with the Americans to create prosperity while also defending our workers here. Speaking of defence, we are not going to take any lessons from a member of Mr. Harper's cabinet, because this Conservative leader was there when the Harper government decided to cut defence investments to less than 1% of GDP, which the Americans absolutely do not want. We are going to increase that investment to 2%. The Conservative leader refuses to commit to that, and what is more, he refuses to get the security clearance needed to deal with national security issues.

[International Trade, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, a few years ago, when we defended NAFTA, jobs and Canadian workers, we worked with Conservative premiers, unions, and labour and industry groups across the country using a team Canada approach to defending Canadian interests and creating growth throughout North America. Only one party did not participate in that exercise. and that was the Conservative Party of Canada, which sulked and said that we should capitulate on everything and that everything was too important to try to stick up for ourselves. That is not what people want. People want a government—

[International Trade, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, when Mr. Trump threatened to tear up NAFTA during his first term as president, we were able to work with him not only to stand up for workers and the Canadian economy, but also to improve the agreement and create opportunities for everyone in North America. We will continue to work responsibly to stand up for Canadian values, interests and jobs, knowing that we can do this together to create prosperity throughout North America.

[International Trade, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, as we have demonstrated before, we will continue to work constructively with the American administration. We will continue to defend Canadian jobs and interests while we look to create growth and prosperity on both sides of the border. We stood up for Canadian agricultural workers, for Canadian steel and aluminum workers, and for Canadians from coast to coast to coast. We did it with a team Canada approach that brought together labour unions, businesses and premiers of all different provinces. We will continue to work together to stand up for Canadians and create prosperity for everyone in North America.

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, this government has already demonstrated its ability to work to protect the integrity of our immigration system and our borders by working with the Americans to improve the safe third country system, to make sure we closed Roxham Road and to be able to take measures to ensure the best distribution of asylum seekers across the country.

We will continue to be responsible and reasonable and always ensure the integrity of our borders and our immigration system.

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, like any responsible government, we have been preparing for months, regardless of the outcome of last night's U.S. elections, regardless of the results. We will always be there to protect our economy, our forestry workers, our farmers, and our aluminum and steel workers. We will be there to protect the integrity of our borders and our immigration system.

We have always been able to work well with the Americans, and we will continue to do so in order to manage our borders and our economy responsibly.

[Employment, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians remember all too well how Stephen Harper had a tendency to capitulate to the Americans. In contrast, we stood up to protect supply management, to renegotiate NAFTA and to protect our aluminum and steel workers.

We will always protect Canadian workers, and we will invest in national security, something the Conservatives refused to do, since they reduced our defence investments to 1% of GDP. At the same time, the Conservative leader still refuses to get his security clearance and take national security seriously.