Evidence of meeting #41 for Finance in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was energy.
A recording is available from Parliament.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
Your pipelines are also being proposed to start bringing Canadian crude—untreated, unrefined bitumen—to the United States as quickly as possible. One of the main ones is under construction right now from Alberta, right? That's an Enbridge line that's being built?
Manager, Fuel Cell Development, Clean Technology, Enbridge Inc.
That's our liquids pipeline group. I don't work for that group, but there are a number of pipelines under development.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
When we talk about sustainable development, we look at the environmental, the social, and the economic aspects. What are the economic and social interests of Canada in a pipeline like Trailbreaker that will pump raw bitumen to the States and leave in the States all the transformation work, 18,000 jobs? How is that sustainable development, if we're talking about that here today with you? How does that help sustainable development? What is Enbridge's policy on that?
Manager, Fuel Cell Development, Clean Technology, Enbridge Inc.
I would have to defer that question to our liquids pipeline group, but I will say that the opportunities for investment in new energy infrastructure to make both fossil and renewable energy supplies cleaner and more efficient will be beneficial to Canada.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
Yes, I see, but don't you think it would be a little more credible if it were coming from a company that had a better track record than Enbridge?
Manager, Fuel Cell Development, Clean Technology, Enbridge Inc.
As an employee of the company, I'm quite pleased with our response to the incidents and our track record in Canada and the U.S.
NDP
Thomas Mulcair NDP Outremont, QC
Well, I can honestly tell you that Enbridge's plan to try to fire a pipeline through the Rockies is going to be met with the strongest environmental resistance in this country's history, and deservedly so, because your company has a lousy track record, and after soiling our neighbour's backyard twice in the past year, we're not going to let you do the same thing in western Canada to get your bitumen as fast as possible to the west coast and over to China.
Thank you.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative James Rajotte
Thank you, Mr. Mulcair.
I want to thank all of our witnesses for presenting, for responding to our questions, and for giving your input into our pre-budget consultations.
The meeting is adjourned.