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Mr. Speaker, I was just in Houston, where I was with Secretary Wright and Secretary Burgum, and they were applauding Canada for its record oil production and record natural gas production, which are keeping prices affordable in North America.
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Mr. Speaker, I was beside the Premier of Alberta earlier this week in the United States. She was applauding the work of this government. She believed the work of this Major Projects Office has brought over $126 billion of investment to Canada in the last six months.
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Mr. Speaker, apparently the Conservatives do not agree with the premier of Alberta that now is the time to build. The new Liberal government signed and will deliver the promise of the Canada MOU. We will build strong with indigenous peoples. That is why Canadians elected the new Prime Minister, because the new Prime Minister knows how to work with the premiers and knows how to work with indigenous…
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Mr. Speaker, I know the member opposite likes to think about cabals and conspiracies. Maybe he should talk to the Conservative Premier of Nova Scotia, who stood beside us and said that this was one of the best projects he had ever seen.
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Mr. Speaker, this is a large megawatt wind farm that is producing thousands of jobs in Nova Scotia and giving the opportunity to people in Nova Scotia to buy renewable power. This is good for Nova Scotia. That is why the Premier of Nova Scotia stood beside it and said it was a great project.
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Mr. Speaker, let me explain to the member opposite the way the IEA works. Net importers have strategic oil reserves; net exporters do not. That is how it works.
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Mr. Speaker, it is three times with gusto, I guess. It does not change the answer. There is no conspiracy here. The Conservative Premier of Nova Scotia says this is one of the best projects he has ever seen. This is good for the people of Nova Scotia, and it is good for the people of Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, what Canadians understand is that when they have good-paying jobs, they can afford things. We are building LNG Canada. We are building Cedar LNG—
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Mr. Speaker, through the Major Projects Office, we are building, and we are giving Canadians good-paying jobs. We are helping them afford the groceries they need.
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Mr. Speaker, this is what Canadians understand. There is a major international war raging. Canadians understand that our allies' supply of energy and their national security are being threatened. Canadians also understand that our actions are limiting those shortages and reducing the impact on prices. Oil production is at an all-time high. Natural gas pipelines are full. Exports on the TMX pipelin…
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Mr. Speaker, do members know who is tired of the conspiracy theories? The Conservative Premier of Nova Scotia is. The Conservative Premier of Nova Scotia stood beside us and said this is a great project. This is a project that creates jobs in Nova Scotia. This is a project that brings new energy to Nova Scotia. The Conservatives should get on board.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about what we can control: building Cedar LNG, building Woodfibre LNG, expanding Tilbury LNG, approving LNG Canada phase two, approving Ksi Lisims and approving the PRGT pipeline to the west coast.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives built nothing, here is what we did. LNG Canada phase one is shipping today. Cedar LNG is under development. Woodfibre LNG is under construction. Tilbury is expanding. LNG Canada is ready to go. Ksi Lisims is ready to go. We could keep going. We are building. They do nothing.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure what they have been doing, but we have been working with the Government of Alberta. We have been working with the Government of Alberta to see the Pathways project built. We have been working with the Government of Alberta to look at options to the west coast. We have been looking, with the Government of Alberta, for new nuclear and for new renewables. They should get on…
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Mr. Speaker, I assume the member opposite is, then, suggesting that the Premier of Alberta get out of the way. I guess she is suggesting that Minister Jean get out of the way. I guess she is suggesting that Minister Neudorf get out of the way. They are all working with us to build Canada. Maybe the Conservatives should try that too.
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Mr. Speaker, I invite the Conservatives to work with us to grow our energy exports. The Province of Alberta is doing that. Why can they not get on board?
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Mr. Speaker, it is Monday, so there is good news. We recently approved the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline. More good news is that we announced the sunrise pipeline expansion project. TMX just announced the first of three optimization projects to grow our energy exports.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is an energy superpower. Last year, Canadian oil production reached a record high. No one can predict the future of energy markets, but our allies are looking for stable, reliable energy supplies in an increasingly uncertain world. That is why we are fast-tracking projects like the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline. That is why we are fast-tracking projects like the Sunrise expansi…
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Mr. Speaker, the Province of Alberta officials are really excited about working with us. They are working with us on the MOU and they have said that by the summer they will be coming forward with a proposal for a new pipeline. It would be great if the Conservatives got on board and started working with the Government of Alberta and the federal government to build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps the Conservatives were not here last week. We just approved the Bay du Nord project to export our energy to the world.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her strong support of the mining sector. At PDAC last week, our government showed that Canada is leading our allies to secure critical mineral supply chains. We announced investments in 22 new projects to help connect mines to markets. Through the critical minerals production alliance, Canada has secured 30 new deals with 12 different allies to bri…
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Mr. Speaker, hopefully the Conservatives will be supportive of our putting the Ksi Lisims project to the Major Projects Office. Maybe they would be supportive of our putting LNG Canada 2 to the Major Projects Office. Maybe they would be supportive of the TMX optimization. Maybe they would be supportive of the Taylor to Gordondale expansion. Maybe they would be supportive of the sunrise expansion. …
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Mr. Speaker, we are working with the Alberta government, and Canadian oil production reached a record high last year. We are helping with the TMX optimization. We are helping with the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline. We are helping with the sunrise expansion. Why do the Conservatives not get on board?
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the member opposite that while the Conservatives are obstructing our progress, we have proposed $2.5 billion in support from the government to go to the forestry sector. Workers and businesses know that American tariffs are what are causing the problem. Do these folks understand that it is the tariffs we need to be fighting, not each other?
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Hamilton Centre for the great work he is doing in his riding. That is exactly what today's announcement is about. We are investing more than $97 million in 155 clean transportation projects across Canada, including $84 million to install 8,000 EV chargers, helping Canadians choose to drive electric with confidence. This builds on our progress today and supports …
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Mr. Speaker, we are standing shoulder to shoulder with workers and businesses facing the impacts of unfair and unjustified U.S. tariffs, with targeted support to help businesses adapt, retool and stay competitive. That includes $1 billion through the regional tariff relief initiative, which is helping businesses protect jobs and diversify to new markets. We are not just helping businesses weather …
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for my friend. Today, Trans Mountain said it will be increasing the amount of oil it transports by 10% on the first of three optimization projects. That is how we build Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, as the former premier of Alberta said, “you can't deal with the reality of the [tariff] threat by pretending it is not there”, but the Conservatives would rather obstruct. We have $2.5 billion allocated in budget 2025 to attack this problem. I ask members to please support the budget.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives keep asking for pipelines. We just gave them one. We are building thousands of jobs in Darlington. We are building. They are not.
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Mr. Speaker, let me reassure the member across the aisle that our government is working closely with the Government of British Columbia to build an affordable, reliable and clean electricity grid that meets the significant surge in demand that we are expecting in the years to come. As the member opposite said, this matter is currently before the Commission of the Canada Energy Regulator, which mak…
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Mr. Speaker, let me talk about some good news. The CER just announced that the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline is being built. The CER just announced support for the Sunrise pipeline. The pipe mill in Regina is opening to build pipe again. We are building Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, I will invite the member opposite to come to Darlington, where we are building the first SMRs in the G7, creating thousands of jobs. We are a leader. We are building Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, it is easy to dream up conspiracies about everything when one has never built anything. We should be proud that good, hard-working people from the business community want to come to this government and work to build this country strong.
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Madam Speaker, a functioning industrial carbon price has attracted over $80 billion of clean tech to Canada over the last several years. Further strengthening the industrial carbon price will allow the Pathways project to proceed. The Pathways project will be the largest, single carbon capture, utilization and storage project in the history of the world. It will be done with Canadian technology, w…
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Mr. Speaker, a future pipeline means diversifying our trade and greater competitiveness on a global scale. We need to put cards in our hand to fight this trade war, but there are things we need to do to get there, things in the memorandum of understanding that we can get united behind, like the carbon price. The Conservative motion conveniently ignores strengthening industrial carbon pricing. The …
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Mr. Speaker, I have a news flash: We are in a trade war. We need to work together. The Government of Alberta supports the MOU in its entirety. The citizens of Alberta gave our Prime Minister two standing ovations in Calgary for the MOU. The only people divided on this are the Conservatives. They should get on board and build Canada.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to correct the member opposite. The MOU says that Alberta and the federal government will collaborate with the Province of British Columbia.
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Madam Speaker, Alberta has said that it wants to be the proponent. It said that it will attract a private sector proponent. It is up to Alberta to do that. My understanding is that it is working with several private sector proponents. If and when that private sector proponent comes forward, we will evaluate the proposal.
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Madam Speaker, I know members opposite wish it were still 10 years ago, but that is not the government we are in today. This government is committed to work constructively with the Conservative Government of Alberta on a total MOU to develop and build Canada strong. That is what we will do.
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. Minister of the Environment. I appreciate the opportunity to take part in this debate. I want to begin by acknowledging the people who have the most at stake in this discussion, Canada's first nations, Métis and Inuit people and their rights, which our government has committed to uphold consistently, including in the MOU referenced in this mot…
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Mr. Speaker, I would invite the member opposite to read the entire MOU. Then maybe he could join the premier of his province and support the MOU like all of us and all of the other premiers. Why does he not get on board and build Canada strong?
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Mr. Speaker, it is really sad that the Conservatives are divided, because the Premier of Alberta supports the entire MOU, the Premier of Saskatchewan supports the entire MOU and the Premier of Ontario supports the entire MOU. Canadians can see through the Conservatives' cynical ploy to pick and choose. Why do the Conservatives not come on board with all of us and all the provinces, and vote for bu…
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Mr. Speaker, the Premier of Alberta supports the entire MOU. The Premier of Saskatchewan supports the entire MOU. The Premier of Ontario supports the entire MOU. It would be great if the Conservatives would join us in supporting the entire MOU and building this country strong.
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Mr. Speaker, in the spirit of Christmas, I would invite the Leader of the Opposition not to cherry-pick parts of the MOU but to support the entire MOU, which is what all of the Conservative premiers across this country are doing, which is what this side is doing. It is how we will build. Stop being cynical, and build this country with us.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a sad day because the Conservatives are divided. The Conservative premiers across this country support this MOU in its entirety. The Leader of the Opposition is seeking to divide this country, and we can see through that cynical tactic. The MOU is about building a strong country. It is about doing it in an environmentally responsible way, in partnership with indigenous peoples. …
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Mr. Speaker, as we said, we are in a trade war. It is hurting the people of Crofton, and it is hurting the entire forestry industry. That is why we were on the phone with company officials, talking about how to retool the factory, and that is why we were on the phone with the Minister of Forests in B.C., looking at fibre solutions. The Conservatives complain; we do the work. We are standing with t…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite should speak with the Premier of Alberta, who seems very hopeful that we can work together. Rather than putting Canada down, we can work together to build this country in an environmentally responsible way in partnership with indigenous peoples. That is how we build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member opposite has realized there is a trade war. That trade war is creating challenging times for the people of Crofton, and we understand that. I was on the phone with the CEO today working on new solutions to retool that mill. I was on the phone with the minister of forestry looking at new fibre solutions for the mill. We are standing up for the forestry industry. Th…
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Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war. It is time to recognize that. Our agreement with Alberta is about a team Canada plan to strengthen our hand and put Canada in a position to win that trade war. We are going to do it by growing exports beyond a single customer and by driving down emissions with strong industrial carbon pricing and a commitment to major decarbonization projects in partnership with…
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Mr. Speaker, I addressed those comments last week. I apologized for those comments. This MOU lays out clearly how we will work with indigenous peoples to get things built in Canada.
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