I had a great working breakfast this morning with our Leader, Pierre Poilievre, and my…

tion. For years, John has led with compassion, vision, and unwavering commitment to building a more inclusive and caring Kitchener. Under his leadership, the House of Friendship has become a beacon of hope for thousands, providing shelter, food, addiction treatment, and support to those who need it most. Their work is more than service delivery; it’s about restoring dignity, building community, and creating pathways to a better future. Whether it’s helping someone find stable housing, access mental health supports, or rebuild their life, the House of Friendship is there, day in and day out, with open arms and open hearts. John’s legacy is one of empathy and action. His impact will be felt for generations, and his example will continue to guide us as we work together to build a more just and compassionate society. Thank you, John, and thank you to everyone at the House of Friendship. You remind us what it means to truly care for one another.

AI investment, but 75% of that has now gone abroad to companies not here in Canada, so our public tax dollars are funding, as you said, the futures of someone else. What specific competition-focused policies could reverse Liberal oversight, incentivize private investment and prevent IP leakage to ensure that our youth who are driving our innovation as well as our next workforce have a bright future here in Canada?

mes from my home riding, being an innovative joint replacement technology, but they can't monetize. They're having trouble scaling because of red tape bureaucracies. It's hard to scale here in Canada. Also, there was an article that came out today from CTV that said, “Warren Lovely, managing director with National Bank Financial, told BNN Bloomberg...the private sector has already lost confidence in the federal government, and the country is dependent on the U.S.” Current policy, in the past 10 years, has not been in the form to create innovation and technology in Canada, and we've lost investor confidence in this country. This has been over the past 10 years. To me, these are policy and bureaucracy problems. You even said that it's not something to throw money at. It's how we create investment. In terms of policy, what can we do to create investment here in Canada and to support our innovation and technology sector?