Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the members across the way are proving once again that they do not understand how the Canadian economy works or what Canadians need. Canadians need investment in infrastructure for things like public transit, affordable housing, and green infrastructure. For 10

Finance  , and in the economic growth that Canadians needed after 10 years of mismanagement under that opposition party. The fact is that we are investing in our future together, just as we promised Canadians we would do.

Foreign Investment   what we saw for 10 years and why they are now in opposition.

Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to take this occasion to wish all public servants a happy National Public Service Week. After 10 years of a government that did not listen to our public servants, did not respect the work they did, and did whatever it wanted based on ideology

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, for 10 years, we had a Conservative government that gave boutique tax credits to the wealthiest Canadians, that neglected the middle class, and that had the worst record on growth in decades. The fact is that we lowered taxes for the middle class and raised them

Government Appointments   that over 60% of the people we appointed are women, 12% are from visible minority communities, and over 10% are from indigenous communities. We reformed Canada's appointment process after 10 years under the Harper government.

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of petty politics by the previous government, we put in place an open, transparent, merit-based process, to which we encourage all Canadians to apply. Indeed, all members in the House should reach out to community leaders, the people they know would

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, we are incredibly proud of the extraordinary work that our Minister of National Defence did on the defence policy review, recognizing, first of all, that for 10 years, under the previous government the men and women of the Canadian Forces were used as political

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, for 10 years our men and women in uniform have needed investment instead of the empty rhetoric of the previous government. That is why we are now looking at exactly what the men and women in the armed forces need so that we can then provide for them, whether

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I can understand the difficulty that the members opposite have with the concept of an infrastructure bank. For 10 years, the Conservatives did not look at investments in infrastructure. They did not look at innovative ways to actually deliver for Canadians

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Stephen Harper's government, Canadians—

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, we know that Canadians need a strong, independent appointment process, and that is why we reformed to an open way the appointments process in this country. After 10 years of excessive partisanship by the former Conservative government, we know that picking the best

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, we went through an open, transparent, merit-based appointment process. For 10 years, the previous government always opted for partisan appointments. Now, we are choosing the right people regardless of their past political affiliation. We know Canadians need

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, for 10 years Canada saw a government that refused to accept that building a strong economy goes hand in hand in the 21st century with protecting the environment. We know that investing in a responsible approach to the environment is not just going to protect our

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, after having a Conservative government that mishandled the appointment process for 10 years and made nothing but partisan choices, we are proud of the independent process we put in place in order to have merit-based appointments that reflect Canada's diversity. We