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If I can, I will just finish, Mr. Speaker. What happened? Then the court ruled, just as it did on the Liberals' consultation, that indigenous consultation—
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Mr. Speaker, I welcome the Liberal member for Calgary Confederation. I would like to say it is funny that he started off by taking a jab at me about facts. Just so he knows, my speech was minutes, not hours, but I thank him for that mansplain. The member is simply wrong. Under the former Conservative government, four pipelines were built, Keystone phase 1, the Alberta clipper, the anchor loop, and…
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Mr. Speaker, what is the member laughing about? That is literally the timeline. He should learn the facts. Proponents at that time had confidence that Canada was a place where they could get projects built. Therefore, I thank the member for his—
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Yeah, I am still going. Mr. Speaker, of course we Conservatives hope the government can show Canadians that big, audacious, nation-building projects can get approved and built in competitive timelines by the private sector, not by taxpayers. We take seriously our constitutionally bound duty and role to oppose, but we also take seriously our job to propose solutions in the best interests of all Can…
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Well, Mr. Speaker, I sure do enjoy my time with my colleague on natural resources. Even though we come to almost every single issue from opposite world views, I do appreciate our respectful and collaborative working relationship, including when we can work together to take on the Liberals as effective opposition parties. Conservatives have always been the party that has advocated for natural resou…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for all of her advocacy for energy and resource workers, rural people and those who live in remote and rural areas in Saskatchewan and all across the country. What she has pointed out is exactly the inherent uncertainty in this bill and exactly the questions that Canadians have and the Liberals must answer. The Liberals said it in the throne speech, and they are s…
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Mr. Speaker, where is Canada after this last, lost, anti-development Liberal decade? Only 11 years ago, Canada became internationally recognized as home to the richest and biggest middle class in the world, with more children lifted out of poverty than ever before. Heading into 2015, the budget was under control, with a billion-dollar surplus, and Canada's economy was the strongest in the G7, the …
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Mr. Speaker, as I said before question period, Bill C-5 is the opposite of inherent clarity and certainty. The Prime Minister and the minister both claim the projects that provincial and territorial premiers submit to federal politicians, who will then themselves determine whether they are in the national interest, will be approved within two years, except that there is not a single concrete timel…
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Mr. Speaker, it probably would surprise people that the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands and I have had a good working relationship from time to time, even though we, too, disagree on many different issues or the approach to them, based on our different perspectives and also on the differences between the people we represent. That is the wonderful democracy and diversity of Canada, is it not? …
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Mr. Speaker, speaking of misleading, I rise with respect to the notice that I provided to you under Standing Order 48, concerning the statements that the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources made in a committee of the whole on Wednesday evening. In brief, the minister repeatedly denied, when questioned, that politicians would be empowered to pick projects of national interest under the Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, what I agree with is that we should fast-track natural resources projects and major infrastructure projects and ensure the private sector can get them built in Canada, unlike in the lost antidevelopment Liberal decade. I must mention to my colleague that I do enjoy our exchanges and his personal encouragement, even though we often argue and heckle each other back and forth and show ea…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague what he hears from the people he represents about how they perceive a government that has for a decade imposed inflationary tax and spending policies and that has hiked the costs of all essentials and made life more expensive for all Canadians, while TD also predicts Canada's heading into a recession and 100,000 job losses to come. What do the member's…
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Mr. Chair, that is for the hundreds or thousands of workers who lost their jobs after all the Liberals' anti-development policies. The Liberals say new pipelines only if there is a national consensus. What is a national consensus?
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Mr. Chair, that is an admission that Bill C-69 blocks projects. The government would not need Bill C-5 if it worked. What specific projects will be of national interest?
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Mr. Chair, will the Liberals repeal the industrial carbon tax?
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Mr. Chair, what specific projects will be of national interest?
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Mr. Chair, uranium and energy projects in the U.S. are approved as quickly as between 16 and 28 days. How does Canada compete?
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Mr. Chair, how many OPEC countries have a carbon tax?
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Mr. Chair, it is none. Does the U.S. have a federal industrial carbon tax?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister agree with the Prime Minister that we are in a crisis with the U.S.?
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Mr. Chair, the minister seems to be confused. What I am talking about are current, real projects being proposed by real proponents stuck in the regulatory mess right now. Is the Denison Mines project in the national interest?
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Mr. Chair, how do political, hand-picked projects give investors certainty?
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Mr. Chair, when will they repeal the “never build anything, no new pipelines” bill, Bill C-69?
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Mr. Chair, will the minister release the national interest project list?
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Mr. Chair, does Iraq? Does Saudi Arabia? Does Libya? Does Iran?
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Mr. Chair, the minister spoke earlier about the importance of critical minerals in Canada. Can he confirm that all critical mineral development currently under way or planned will be subject to Canadian regulations, priorities and benefits, not directed by foreign governments or foreign laws?
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Mr. Chair, there are 28 energy and critical mineral projects in federal review, stuck, right now. Why not fast-track those?
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Mr. Chair, when will the government repeal Bill C-69?
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Mr. Chair, is the Crawford nickel-cobalt mine in the national interest?
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Mr. Chair, the minister can disagree with the premise all he wants, but it is his own government memo that says 2.7 million livelihoods in construction, energy, transportation, agriculture and manufacturing will be lost because of that bill, which is on the books. What we have really seen here tonight is no details, no transparency, no plan and an admission, with the Liberals' own Bill C-5, that a…
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Mr. Chair, why does Bill C-5 allow for exemptions from the Conflict of Interest Act?
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Mr. Chair, is the Troilus gold and copper mine?
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Mr. Chair, the U.S. does not have a federal industrial carbon tax. It is Canada's biggest customer and also biggest competitor because of the Liberals' antidevelopment laws. How can it be possible that it would want to continue to tax Canadians when the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Iran, for example, do not have federal industrial carbon taxes?
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Mr. Chair, the Liberals can keep laughing. The point is that they are saying they want to build Canada, but their antidevelopment policies make Canada, our workers and our businesses unable to compete globally. Actually, they are not going to help build Canada at all. What will the minister say to the families of the more than 50,000 people who will lose their jobs because of the only-one-in-the-w…
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Mr. Chair, I will give the minister one more chance. Does he know which sectors have lost the most jobs since May?
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Mr. Chair, why is the government's claim of the two-year target for project approvals not in Bill C-5?
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Mr. Chair, is the Rook I uranium mine?
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Mr. Chair, it is relevant because it was forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas workers in Canada who lost the most jobs of any sectors in the entire Canadian economy since May last year and over the past last lost anti-development Liberal decade.
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Mr. Chair, as the minister was told before, jobs will be risked in all these sectors by Bill C-50. Since 2.7 million of those jobs are at risk, will the minister just tell us how many Canadians have to lose their jobs for him to consider the just transition, phasing out oil and gas in Canada, a success?
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Mr. Chair, what does “consensus” mean?
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Mr. Chair, the minister said he got lists from the provinces and will receive more. Will he release the lists? Does he agree with the consensus of 79% Canadians and 80%—
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Mr. Chair, how on earth can the minister say that he is focused on getting Canada going again, and getting companies and workers building our country, when he wants to maintain an industrial carbon tax that punishes Canadian workers and businesses, when none of our competitors in oil and gas or mining have them?
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Mr. Chair, the point is, as was exactly in that minister's answer, that he would pick the projects. It would be a select list from select leaders, and they would pick the projects of national interest. How would that give certainty and confidence to all project proponents and investors, including all of the projects stuck in their federal queue right now that they should fast-track?
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Mr. Chair, the Liberals' oil and gas cap will cut production by about 5% and $21 billion from Canada's economy. If the minister agrees we are in a national economic crisis, does the U.S. have a federal oil and gas cap?
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Mr. Chair, do the top five countries competing with Canada in mining have an industrial carbon tax?
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Mr. Chair, the minister said earlier, and kept trying to claim, that he does not approve projects, but his own bill says he does. Is that not true?
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Mr. Chair, to be clear, is there any scenario where a foreign government would be allowed to select, fund or control Canadian mining or processing projects on Canadian soil without full Canadian oversight and control?
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Mr. Chair, does China have an industrial carbon tax?
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