Tim Hodgson

Mr. Speaker, let me invite the member opposite on a little tour. How about Mersey River, where we are building today: 200 jobs? How about the intertie between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: 600 jobs? How about Darlington:18,000 jobs? How about Pickering: 30,000 jobs? Maybe instead of doing little clips on Twitter, the Conservatives should come and help us get some jobs done.

Mr. Speaker, maybe that member and Mark might want to speak to another Albertan named Danielle Smith, who said that it has never been such a good time to be an Albertan and that she has never been so optimistic about the future of Alberta and a strong Canada.

Mr. Speaker, Canadian potash keeps food affordable all around the world for all of our allies, including the Americans. Maybe the member opposite could understand that we are in a complicated geopolitical situation, and Canada can be the solution for the world. We can provide the potash that keeps food affordable for the world. Maybe the Conservatives can figure that out.

C-5 C-39 Mr. Speaker, I was speaking with my sister Sharon and my brother-in-law Jim, and I explained to them that when we passed Bill, we would apply everything we learned from major projects to all projects in Canada. We would learn from the shovels in the ground at the Darlington nuclear project, from the shovels in the ground at the Montreal port and from the shovels in the ground at the [more]

Mr. Speaker, why do we not talk about shovels in the ground? In Pickering, there are 30,500 new jobs; Darlington, 18,000 new jobs; Nouveau Monde Graphite, 1,000 new jobs; the Port of Montreal, 8,000 new jobs. Let me keep going. At BHP Jansen, there are 6,000 new jobs. I can keep going. Rather than rag on Canada, why do the Conservatives not actually try to build Canada?

Mr. Speaker, I know that the member opposite was focused on her scripted question, so let me give the answer again. Today, there are 30,500 new jobs, and $26 billion is being invested in Ontario. That is on top of 18,000 jobs at Darlington. I could keep going.

Mr. Speaker, rather than scare Canadians, we are helping Canadians have hope. That is why today, with the Ontario government, we announced that the Pickering refurbishment is going to move forward. That is 30,500 new jobs. That is $26 billion of new investment in Ontario. Maybe the Conservatives might want to help us build Canada strong.

Mr. Speaker, I know the member opposite had a scripted question that she needed to ask, so let me repeat the answer. There are 30,500 new jobs and $26 billion invested. That is on top of thousands and— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, while I know the Leader of the Opposition is not interested in working with the, here is who is: the Premier of Alberta, the Premier of Saskatchewan, the Premier of Ontario and the Premier of Nova Scotia. They are all conservatives, and they all want to work with us. Maybe the Conservatives could take a page from the provincial premiers.

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member talks about critical minerals. I have good news. Today we found 13 new projects to invest in critical minerals, with $5 billion invested in Canada and in critical minerals from seven different allied countries. Maybe they should watch the news sometime.

Minister of Finance Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, theis not the only person with good news. Thetoday announced $5 billion of new investment in this country from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. We are focused on bringing capital to this country and investment into this country to create jobs. They are focused on talking down Canada.

Mr. Speaker, while I know the member across does not want to help us build Canada, let us talk about who does want to help us build Canada. Today, we announced $5 billion in new investment from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. They want to help us build. Why do the Conservatives not try and help build?