I agree that we're far better off with a negotiated settlement than we would be with a legal settlement. I would like the Prime Minister, if he could, to talk to Governor Whitmer, and again to President Biden, and just stress the urgency of this matter, the importance of it. We are literally talking about ripping the legs out of our economy in central Canada and, let's face it, in many of the midwestern states.
We have to proceed urgently on this matter. It is important that we get it resolved.
I always feel that a negotiated settlement is better than a legal one, but if we have to go the legal route, we go the legal route.
The governor should be aware of that. I am quite surprised that she hasn't felt the pressure from the surrounding states that are dependent on the fuel that comes out of Line 5. It goes back and forth across the border. The oil that comes through Line 5 goes down to the Toledo refinery that supplies all of the jet fuel for the international airport in Detroit. Line 5 supplies all the jet fuel that goes to the Toronto—