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Mr. Chair, I am glad they are looking at the future, and so am I. Does the minister know how many jobs are created when an oil rig is built in Newfoundland?
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Mr. Chair, it is roughly $1.5 billion each year or 15% of our budget. Does the minister know how many oil rigs are in offshore Newfoundland?
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Mr. Chair, yes, it is second to Alberta. Does the minister know the annual royalties of Newfoundland offshore oil and gas?
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals are good at promises but not production. In fact, they will cap it. The refinery used to produce 100% of our island's diesel, propane, jet fuel and gasoline. Then, the Liberal government wasted $89 million on a conversion for only biodiesel. Now we have to ship in all the other fuels, and everyone is paying the price. Does the government realize that its political headl…
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Madam Speaker, during the lost Liberal decade, North Atlantic stripped its investment in our local refining, causing major instability in our area. On Wednesday, my hon. Liberal colleague from Newfoundland announced with pride that North Atlantic is now investing once again, not here but in France. This does not seem like something a proud Newfoundlander would announce. Did the Liberal leadership …
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Mr. Speaker, it is good to see any help going to seniors, but we definitely need to do more. Seniors built this country. They put their blood, sweat and tears into building things and raising us, and we definitely need to support them more.
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Mr. Speaker, removing interprovincial trade barriers seems like a good idea, and it may have come from our side of the floor.
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Mr. Speaker, before I get into the meat of my response, I just want to thank the 19,605 people from Terra Nova—The Peninsulas who voted to have me here today to bring their voices here to Ottawa. I am a proud Newfoundlander, with an entangled heritage with the Rock. While there are many things to be proud of, the thing that makes me the most proud is that I am part of a community that truly cares …
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Mr. Speaker, I believe a Conservative government would make the sun shine once again through the creation of high-paying jobs that prioritize the livelihood of each Canadian, not just the long list of consultants the Liberal government has on speed dial.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe it took 1,282 days to get Bay du Nord approved before the government finally drove that project away. We have had two years in Newfoundland's offshore with no bids. I am not sure what Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are expected to do, but we need work, and we have the opportunity to create an economic superpower in Newfound…
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Mr. Speaker, in Newfoundland and Labrador, we take care of each other; that is who we are. Today, too many of our neighbours are being left behind. As of January, 360 people, men, women and even children, are experiencing homelessness in my province, and it gets worse. There are nearly 200 youth waiting on a list with nowhere to go, while the only emergency shelter in our capital is full every sin…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise here, representing the hard-working people of Newfoundland and Labrador, for the very first time. While my province of Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest unemployment rate in the country, at nearly 10%, the industrial carbon tax is compromising our competitive edge and shifting our jobs abroad. Canada's energy, mining and forestry workers are pleading to…
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