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Mr. Chair, the member seems to think I am not sensitive to the challenges in the industry. I grew up in a small logging town on the northern end of Vancouver Island. I am quite familiar with the hardships that are going on. The government is focused on dealing with those unfair trade wars. Part of dealing with those unfair—
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Mr. Chair, getting the one Canadian economy act passed will give us the ability to get projects going. We will focus on putting money to work in retooling and rebuilding our economy.
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Mr. Chair, I do not have that number at my fingertips, but I can get it for the member within a couple of seconds.
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Mr. Chair, as I said multiple times tonight, what the government will do is pass the one Canadian economy act. That will get this country building again. That will get projects built. If that is what you are interested in, we would appreciate your support in passing the bill.
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Mr. Chair, as we have indicated, the way the bill works is that there will be five criteria. Any project that meets those five criteria will be considered. At the same time, we are negotiating agreements with each province, so we will have one project—
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Mr. Chair, what we have been doing over the last several weeks is meeting with the leaders of the energy proponents all across this country, renewables and conventional. They are telling us that they are supportive of the one Canadian economy act and would like these members to support it.
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Mr. Chair, we are not going to negotiate in public. Our plan is to reduce Canada's emissions while building the strongest economy in the G7. This includes lowering emissions in the conventional energy sector by supporting technologies such as carbon capture and methane abatement.
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Mr. Chair, I am very familiar with those estimates, and yes, I agree.
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Mr. Chair, assuming that our colleagues help us pass the bill, we will absolutely consider any projects that come through. We will evaluate them against the criteria. We will negotiate with the provinces for one project, one review, and we will get the projects—
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Mr. Chair, that is still to be determined. We need the support of our members across the aisle to get the project done and get the bill done.
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Mr. Chair, I believe the Minister of Environment was here two days ago. I think that is a question for the Minister of Environment.
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Mr. Chair, as I said, that is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Environment. That question should have been asked two days ago.
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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about the main estimates and how we can grow the economy with the one Canadian economy act. If the hon. member—
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Mr. Chair, as I have said many times tonight, what this government will do is pass the one Canadian economy act. That is how we will get Canada building again.
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Mr. Chair, what we will do is pass the one Canadian economy act.
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Mr. Chair, I am the Minister of Energy in Canada. I am focused on how we get Canada building again.
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Mr. Chair, what the Prime Minister has said is that we need to retool and rebuild our economy. We need to create new markets for our resources. We need to create new cards. That is what the one Canadian economy act will do.
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Mr. Chair, what we are focused on here tonight is talking about the main estimates and talking about how we get our country going again. How we do that is we approve—
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Mr. Chair, I am focused on Canada, not on China. We will let the Chinese decide how they want to—
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Mr. Chair, again, I am focused on getting Canada building. I am focused on the one Canadian economy act.
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Mr. Chair, this is a great exercise. My answer will remain the same. I am focused on getting Canada going again.
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Mr. Chair, I have had the privilege of speaking with many different proponents, such as first nations interested in oil and gas, and in the industry. They are supportive of the one Canadian economy act. They think it is how we will get the country going again. I really hope the members will join them in supporting the bill.
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Mr. Chair, I do not think any of us are interested in being like the United States.
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Mr. Chair, we have been through half the world at this point. My answer will remain the same: I am focused on Canada.
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Mr. Chair, if this act gets approved, we will build many projects of national interest. We will build roads. We will build ports. We will build renewable energy. We will build transmission lines. Yes, we will likely build some pipelines. We will build some pipelines, with the Conservatives' support. I hope they will get on board and support the bill.
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Mr. Chair, as we talked about in Saskatoon, the Prime Minister and the premiers agreed on a process for approving projects of national interest. The five criteria are laid out. As people bring those projects—
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Mr. Chair, when the projects are designated, they will be made public.
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Mr. Chair, what the Prime Minister has said is that he wants to build projects of national importance.
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Mr. Chair, projects of national interest are defined by the five criteria that have been laid out. If that is something that the hon. member wants to talk about, they should put it forward and we will review—
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Mr. Chair, the hon. member seems to be confused. BC Ferries is a Crown corporation of the B.C. government, not of the federal government.
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Mr. Chair, we are not going to deal with hypotheticals. That is clearly not the case, so why would we talk about it?
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Mr. Chair, I am not sure what that has to do with the main estimates.
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Mr. Chair, we will develop our critical minerals in a way that benefits Canada. We will work with our allies to develop those critical minerals where it is appropriate and in Canada's interest.
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister has been clear that we will work with our allies to develop critical minerals in a way that benefits Canada.
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Mr. Chair, under the bill, if we designate something as a project of national interest, which many critical minerals are likely to be, we would make sure the projects are approved within two years or less.
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Mr. Chair, I think what we said is that we do not pick the projects. As I explained, projects bubble up from consultations between the federal government, provincial government, indigenous peoples and most importantly—
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Mr. Chair, the member seems to have the assumption that only one project of a kind will get picked. The whole premise of this is that, if there are multiple projects, like if there are multiple wind projects, if there are multiple transmission lines, if there are multiple—
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Mr. Chair, I think that is a question for the Minister of Jobs and Families.
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Mr. Chair, I am not sure how that is relevant to the main estimates.
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Mr. Chair, I am very glad the members on the opposite side of the aisle are worried about jobs. They should help support the one Canadian economy act, so we can get building again and put people back to work.
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Mr. Chair, I have taken many ferries across from Tsawwassen. I have taken them from Horseshoe Bay, and I have taken them up from Port McNeill.
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Mr. Chair, at Ontario Teachers', we own roads, we own ports, we—
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Mr. Chair, again, the hon. member seems to be looking backwards. We are about looking forward. This is a new government. We are here to talk about building. We are here—
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Mr. Chair, the goal of this new government is to get Canada building. The goal of this government is to get the one Canadian economy act done. We hope—
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Mr. Chair, we are looking forward. We are very proud of the work that has been done in the LNG—
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Mr. Chair, in our consultations with premiers, indigenous peoples and proponents, they are excited about the one Canadian economy act. They are excited about the opportunity to build again quickly, at paces we have never done before. We really hope the member will support us in getting this act on the books.
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Mr. Chair, again, I disagree with the premise. The Sustainable Jobs Act will create jobs, not kill them.
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Mr. Chair, I disagree with the assertion the member is making. The consultation process that we are laying out will lead to the quicker approval of projects, projects that get done on time and on budget—
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Mr. Chair, I am assuming that is a question for the Premier of British Columbia. The best I understand is that it is not an agency of the federal government.
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