Environmentalists want to build. There are things we need to build to transform our economy. That's what we've been discussing for some time in this committee. However, people want to build the right things the right way.
Unfortunately, Bill C‑5 seems to imply that only the concerted efforts of the provincial and territorial premiers and certain CEOs will help us speed up the construction of infrastructure. However, the literature and experience show us that we will succeed by consulting the communities, by working with them and by respecting the rights and sovereignty of indigenous peoples.
Bill C‑5 presents us with an opportunity to improve this by further defining the issue of national interest. The act has a provision that would allow us to do that. We think it's essential that the harmonization of our targets in the fight against climate change be part of it.
I want to be very clear that LNG and its planned export is not beneficial to the climate. I'm not the one saying this, but the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement du Québec.
We don't see any benefits because methane is an extremely potent gas. The idea of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by displacing coal simply does not hold water in terms of science and math.