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View Chrystia Freeland Profile
Lib. (ON)
Thank you for your question.
I would like to first thank my fellow member for her hard work.
We all know the government and Canadians are doing a lot to build a resilient economy and get back on their feet, even as we deal with the pandemic. We also know, however, that, despite all that we are accomplishing, the pandemic has created a recession.
Earlier I said that 80% of the jobs lost have already been recovered. While that is a good thing, 640,000 people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic are still out of work. That is why we need a growth plan. The government must invest in the economy to ensure a robust and strong recovery. Let me reassure all the members: our primary target is jobs.
It is the government's responsibility to reassure Canadians and make sure they know we will continue to work for them, so that every Canadian who had a job before the pandemic has one after the pandemic. For that reason, we announced a growth plan that will invest $70 billion to $100 billion, as the member said.
I would be pleased to work with the committee on the plan.
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