Bill C-34

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Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time. I am pleased to speak to Bill C-34, an act to amend the Investment Canada Act. Canada has a long-standing reputation for welcoming foreign investments and a strong framework to promote trade while advancing Canadian interests. In fact…

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…st if we do not want to also have a lens on. I know this is still in the philosophical framework of Bill C-34. It is still in the frame that we are better off when everything is traded all around the world and we have a massive globalized economy. Clearly, we are always going to have a globalized economy. Ho…

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… a competition law that is vastly outdated. Therefore, New Democrats will be bringing amendments to Bill C-34 at committee that actually address some of these issues, and we are hoping that we will see support for that from other parties. The committee, I will note, is well led by a bipartisan effort and we …

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Mr. Speaker, when I look at Bill C-34, I see legislation that is in Canada's best interest. I think of our economy generally and Canada's dependency on international trade. There is a lot of investment coming into and going out of the co…

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…e Canada live in Times Square to celebrate the talent and expertise of our people. It is a lot like Bill C-34, which would protect the IP, the intellectual assets and the know-how we have in this country. I think all members should be really proud. If they are looking for something to do today, they can give…

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…t in our market this is the best way to make sure we bring prices down for Canadians. Going back to Bill C-34, I hope the member supports it, because what the bill is asking for is to get to the modern economy. A colleague like him who understands so much about innovation will understand that a lot of it is …

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…ecomes a weakness or an obstacle for the province. The threshold issue could have been addressed in Bill C-34, but obviously the minister decided not to go that route. How can we ensure that our head offices are properly protected? How can we do a better job of that? Do we need to think about investment thre…

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moved that Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today. I would like to point out that the Nasdaq opening bell rang…

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… company Lowe's and all the negative consequences that followed. In my hon. colleague's opinion, if Bill C-34 passes as is, will the interests of our economy be better protected with respect to potential transactions?

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…iamentary interns, who are distinct assets who add value to our Parliament. Today we have before us Bill C-34, a government bill that seeks to amend the Investment Canada Act. This is the first major amendment to the Investment Canada Act since 2009, when the government introduced a national security review …