But while the Liberals have the right goal — to build back better — it’s policies won’t come close to achieving it. In total, more than $185 billion in net investment left the country from 2014 to 2019. the Liberals must return to the two-decade-long consensus on creating an attractive investment climate — sound fiscal policy (balanced budgets, declining government debt, smaller and smarter government spending), lower and more competitive taxes, and reduced regulation. It worked under the Chretien Liberals and the Harper Conservatives.