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Mr. Chair, this government has been—
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Mr. Chair, I am confused; I think I am new. The member keeps looking backwards. We have an opportunity to build new projects. We really hope members will get on board.
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Mr. Chair, again, the hon. member seems to be looking backwards. We are looking forward. That is what Canadians elected us to do, to look forward and build Canada strong.
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Mr. Chair, we are here to focus on moving forward, not backwards. We have an opportunity to build Canada strong. We have an opportunity to pass the one Canadian—
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Mr. Chair, for the last several weeks, we have been in conversations with many of the CEOs in the energy sector, both conventional and renewables, and they are quite supportive.
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Mr. Chair, I am not sure that is relevant to my main estimates.
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Mr. Chair, the hon. member seems to be confused. The projects come after the bill is put in place. The bill would provide the certainty to unlock the conversations between—
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Mr. Chair, I am not sure what that has to do with the main estimates. We are here to talk about the main estimates tonight.
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister and the premiers got together, and they laid out five criteria. I can go through the five criteria if the member would like.
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Mr. Chair, I cannot predict what the future offshore protected area will be, so I cannot answer that question.
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Mr. Chair, I assume that depends on the size of the rig. I have worked in the oil and gas industry. Every rig is different. This is a silly question.
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Mr. Chair, I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future. When we get this bill passed, we will have more rigs working in the offshore and we will make Newfoundland—
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Mr. Chair, what the government will do is get the one Canadian economy act passed. That is how we will get projects built. If the members across the aisle would like to see—
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Mr. Chair, they are in the main estimates. It is a pass-through. It changes each year based on the value. I can get the number for this past year—
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Mr. Chair, I think he is suggesting that it is Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Mr. Chair, the Americans have put five unjust trade wars against the forestry industry. We have been working hard to do this. The Minister of Industry and—
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Mr. Chair, what the Prime Minister has said is that we are in a trade war. We did not ask for this trade war; the Americans declared it on us.
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Mr. Chair, I am not sure any of us are excited about the way the U.S. is running its country today.
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Mr. Chair, the bill recognizes the charter rights of first nations. The bill talks about having an indigenous leaders group with feedback for the major projects office—
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Mr. Chair, the member should raise her questions in the House directly to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.
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Mr. Chair, let me tell the hon. member where I have been. I have been at organizations that have built roads, built ports, built transmission lines and built pipelines. We will do that. That is why I am here.
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Mr. Chair, the list is an ongoing list that is getting developed. As new projects come on, they will be added to the list.
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Mr. Chair, again, the hon. member is looking backwards. If the hon. member wants to see major projects built, we hope the Conservatives will support the one Canadian economy act and get building.
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Mr. Chair, this is a new government. I am not—
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Mr. Chair, we are not talking about hypothetical situations. We are talking about real projects coming—
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Mr. Chair, when we were in Saskatoon talking with the various premiers, we talked about many, many projects, including—
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Mr. Chair, I am not going to talk about hypothetical projects. If a project comes forward with a proponent that is supported by first nations, we will run it through the process, and if it meets the process, it will get designated.
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Mr. Chair, I have worked extensively, in my private sector life, with indigenous groups to get projects built. We have done it very successfully. We will continue to do that. That is the goal—
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Mr. Chair, over the next several days, we will be increasing the consultations. I have scheduled meetings with 180 different first nations.
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Mr. Chair, the rights holders are the first nations and indigenous governments. Those people are members of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition.
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Mr. Chair, the First Nations Major Projects Coalition—
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Mr. Chair, we have been speaking with the Assembly of First Nations. I spoke with the chief of the Assembly of First Nations today. We also have a consultation process—
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Mr. Chair, I would be happy to give the member a copy of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition press release, on the day the bill was announced, supporting the government's initiatives.
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Mr. Chair, what the government will do is pass the one Canadian economy act to grow our economy through delivering projects of national interest. We hope the members will get onside.
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Mr. Chair, we will introduce a bill to get major projects built in Canada. Our government will rapidly advance projects of national interest and approve them within two years. We will build the strongest low-cost, low-risk, low-carbon economy in the G7.
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Mr. Chair, at the first nations meeting 10 days ago, there was consensus to advance projects of national interest. Our government will work with the premiers, work with—
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Mr. Chair, through this consultation, we have been speaking with CEOs of mining companies and CEOs of energy companies, and they tell us that if we can deliver approvals within two years, that would—
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister has been very clear that the projects would be approved from the federal government's perspective within two years or less. He has given those KPIs to all of the ministers. We understand that is what—
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Mr. Chair, what will happen is that once the bill is passed, hopefully with the support of our colleagues, projects will be designated and they will be published.
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Mr. Chair, as soon as we get the one Canadian economy act passed, we will run it through the process and we will make that determination. We hope the members across the aisle will help us get that done so we can build the strongest economy in the G7.
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Mr. Chair, again, the member seems to be confused that we are talking about hypothetical projects. The projects that will come forward are specific projects with the support of—
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Mr. Chair, again, the hon. member is proposing some hypothetical—
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister and the premiers got together and unanimously agreed on the five criteria. We will run—
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Mr. Chair, if the hon. member would like to see these projects accelerated, we hope the Conservatives support the one Canadian economy bill, and we will get going on those projects.
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Mr. Chair, the politicians do not pick the projects. The projects come up through a consultation between our government, the provincial governments, indigenous peoples and proponents. When those four groups come together to put a project together, it gets considered for national interest.
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Mr. Chair, we are here today to talk about how the new government will get projects built—
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Mr. Chair, we will select the projects based on the five criteria that were worked out with the Prime Minister and the premiers. The five criteria are laid out in the proposed act.
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Mr. Chair, I did not hear exactly what—
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