That does not stop us from studying what is right here in this motion.
In conclusion, I'd like to thank Mr. Kmiec for bringing this forward. He is championing the people of Calgary who live in his constituency, but don't be mistaken that while the people of Calgary will justifiably benefit if these pipelines get built, this is a national issue. There are people right across the country whose lives will be made better by the economic activity that would result from getting full market value for Canadian oil. As long as we're being ripped off by this discount price we receive for Western Canada Select, people everywhere in Canada are poorer. Everywhere.
I don't understand why the government, if it's really so committed to getting the pipeline built, would not want to explore the use of section 92.10(c) of the Constitution to achieve it. What harm would be done in studying that, and what could possibly be more urgent to study at a time like this, when we have an interprovincial crisis between the NDP governments in Alberta and British Columbia, a crisis the Prime Minister has thus far been unable to solve?
Let's bring the experts here, discuss what constitutional powers the government could execute to take this pipeline to tidewater, and pass the recommendations on quickly to the government. I think if you asked the member, Mr. Kmiec, if he was in agreement, he would probably tell you that he would be willing to see the committee expedite the report coming out of that study so that the Prime Minister could receive a copy of it as quickly as possible and use the knowledge garnered therefrom to move forward with full approval, and ultimate construction of the pipeline, at all levels.
Thank you.