Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the
Conservatives' lack of clarity on Investment Canada has become an embarrassing
mess. They are missing their own deadlines, deciding on deals in the middle of
the night, confusing investors and refusing to consult Canadians. Considering
how badly they are bungling this, it is no wonder they are hiding behind closed
doors.
However, it has now leaked out that they are apparently asking CNOOC for something. What is that something? The House wants to know and Canadians want to know. If the Conservatives are not embarrassed about selling out Canadian natural resources, then why are they hiding behind closed doors?
Hon. Christian Paradis (Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), CPC): Mr. Speaker, let me be clear: Our government will always act in the best interest of Canadians.
Every single decision that will be made regarding foreign investment will have to
prove net benefit for Canada. This is exactly what we are reviewing. We take
the time to fully scrutinize a proposed transaction to make sure that a
decision is made in the best interest of Canadians.
Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, how can the Conservatives expect Canadians to trust them? They hide information from the public, they negotiate in secret and they let foreign companies break their
promises with impunity.
Remember when they sold out Falconbridge? Hundreds of jobs were lost. They sold out Inco. Hundreds of jobs were lost. They sold out Stelco. Hundreds of jobs were lost. They sold out Alcan. Hundreds of jobs were lost. Now, with CNOOC and
Nexen, they are doing it again.
Why should Canadians trust the Conservatives to keep Nexen jobs in Alberta when they have sold us out every other time?
Hon. Christian Paradis (Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), CPC): Mr. Speaker, first of all, with regard to the review, we will act in the best interest of Canadians.
That being said, we welcome foreign investment. We believe in foreign investment. It can put out enterprises in the global value chain, it creates jobs and it creates
growth for the economy.
However, if we would follow the NDP policy, everything would be lost from the outset with a $21.5 billion carbon tax and an anti-trade and high-tax agenda. We will not go there.
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.