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House Hansard - 192

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 8, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 192 - May/8/23
Ms. Viviane Lapointe (Sudbury, Lib.)
  • May/8/23 2:17:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize National Mining Week. Mining activity takes place across the country and creates 665,000 direct and indirect jobs. In 2021, it contributed $90 billion to Canada’s GDP. Canada is a global mining power thanks to our world-class people, deposits and environmental practices. In a net-zero economy, this industry can reach even higher. That is why we made a historic commitment of $3.8 billion to implement the critical minerals strategy. This includes $1.5 billion to establish critical mineral value chains, another $1.5 billion to unlock projects, the doubling of the mineral exploration tax credit, $144 million for R and D, and more. In last month’s federal budget, we built on Canada’s competitive position, committing to the clean tech tax credit to increase domestic mining and processing. The Government of Canada is fully seized with capturing the opportunities before us.
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Context: House Hansard - 192 - May/8/23
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/8/23 2:24:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am really glad to hear the Leader of the Opposition recognize the courage of the Liberal Party. Indeed, the Liberal Party showed itself to be courageous and optimistic this weekend. We showed we are the party that believes in Canada. We are the party that understands the importance of investing in Canadians. The economic results show that works. Canada's AAA credit rating was reaffirmed by S&P after I tabled our budget. Our economy grew by 2.5% in the first quarter, and we have added 900,000 jobs—
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Context: House Hansard - 192 - May/8/23
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/8/23 3:08:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives continue to talk down the Canadian economy, but the reality is that Canada is the best country in the world and is coping better with the challenging global economic environment than any country anywhere on the planet. Our economy grew by 2.5% in the first quarter. Last month, we added 41,000 jobs. That means we have added 900,000 jobs since the pandemic, with 129% of the jobs recovered in Canada, compared to 115% in the U.S.
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