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📩 Get The Principled Investor — Our free newsletter plus two free guides on retirement income and biblical wealth stewardship: rocklinc.com/principledinvestor Jonathan Wellum joins Marc Patrone as Canada hosts its first Canada Investment Summit, a showcase of government-selected "nation-building" projects aimed at pulling global capital back into the country. Jonathan's question is simple: who should be picking the winners? The conversation maps to Independent Stewardship and the Canadian economy pillar: why capital allocated by political selection rather than return on investment tends toward cronyism and waste, and why investors who carry real risk make better stewards of capital. Ottawa insists it isn't crowding out the private sector. Jonathan disagrees. Roughly five or six pieces of legislation over the past decade have driven an estimated $600 billion to $1 trillion of capital out of Canada because building here became too expensive. The new approach offers tax incentives, fast-tracked tax rulings, and regulatory relief, but routes the biggest projects through Ottawa and toward the largest global asset managers and sovereign funds. Jonathan welcomes the investment Canada badly needs, but warns that projects should be allocated on returns in the private market, not handpicked. 📖 Chapters 0:00 — Introduction 0:13 — A summit to sell Canada to investors 0:48 — Is Ottawa picking winners? 2:22 — Why government doesn't trust the free market 2:54 — $600 billion to $1 trillion driven out of Canada 3:11 — Handing projects to the biggest players 4:04 — Ottawa is not a good investor 4:51 — Why risk makes a better steward 5:55 — Free markets are a magnet for capital 8:30 — Who's really coming to the summit 9:39 — Starved for capital: productivity and GDP per capita 10:44 — "Unmatched competitiveness"? Ontario's four-decade slide 11:46 — The EV battery plant lesson 12:00 — Get out of the way: what would actually work 13:27 — How to reach ROCKLINC Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/LWiIFgwOMis Subscribe: youtube.com/@RockLincPartners Please visit rocklinc.com for the latest prospectus, Fund Facts, and other information on the ROCKLINC Principled Equity ETF. Connect with us Get a free portfolio review with Jonathan Wellum and the ROCKLINC team: bit.ly/4anVNzd Get to know Jonathan Wellum: youtu.be/ezMiX0FtZ7g Follow us X: x.com/RocklincIP Facebook: facebook.com/rocklinc LinkedIn: ROCKLINC Investment Partners YouTube: youtube.com/@RockLincPartners Want help achieving your financial goals? ✉️ info@rocklinc.com 📞 905.631.5462 Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of ROCKLINC Investment Partners Inc. as of the date of recording and are subject to change. This material is for information only and is not investment, legal, or tax advice. ROCKLINC and/or its funds, including RKLC, may hold positions in any security discussed. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.