Context : Supplementary Question
Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, it is only 19 days until decision day on Nexen. The government does not have time to keep making stuff up in the House of Commons. It should be addressing the concerns of Canadians right here.
Even CSIS has raised concerns about these types of takeovers. Page 19 from last
Thursday's report. “Certain state-owned enterprises have pursued opaque
agendas. When they seek to acquire control over strategic sectors of the
Canadian economy, they can represent a threat to Canadian security interests�.
Will the minister put aside his talking points and acknowledge legitimate concerns, including from his own caucus? Why will they not consult with Canadians?
Hon. Gary Goodyear (Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), CPC): Mr. Speaker, let me respond to the member's talking point. There is a process in place to review this transaction and determine net benefit for Canadians, as always.
This transaction will be scrutinized very closely, but we will have no lessons to
take from the NDP, whose reckless economic policies will deter investment, kill
jobs and hurt Canadian families.
Everyone knows that the NDP is against all trade, including the free trade agreement with the United States.
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.