Thanks very much, Chair.
It's good to be back before the finance committee to talk about an issue that is so important to many of my constituents, many Albertans and, of course, many Canadians.
Specifically, I'm glad to have the chance to continue to talk about how this amendment in particular, and some of the foundations surrounding the motion that Ms. Bendayan brought forward, is continuing a trend that endeavours to divide this country for the narrow political interests of a Prime Minister who seems to care about nothing more than his electoral success. He has built a political infrastructure and political movement around almost a cult of his personality that is bent on dividing our country.
Mr. Chair, if you recall, when I had the opportunity to speak to Mr. Lawrence's very common sense amendment where the intent was very clear, we were endeavouring to take out the politics of the motion to bring a resemblance of something that should be, I believe, the responsibility of so many Canadians.
Chair, if I could, I left off talking about my late grandfather Kurek, who.... It seemed to offend the Liberal members of this committee that I would dare talk about a member of my family who was the son of Polish immigrants, and left in the late 1930s a difficult situation in Poland. He was seeking opportunity and what we would say now—what many would define as—is the Canadian dream.
I talked a bit about my grandfather's involvement in the oil and gas industry, and, specifically, the construction of the Gooseberry Lake gas plant. At some point maybe—probably not before the finance committee, although we'll see what circumstances lead to—I'd be happy to talk at length about the value of Canada's energy industry. It has actually a very direct correlation with the livelihoods and pensions of Canadians, and especially a very big connection to the division perpetrated upon our country by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberals.
Chair, the reason why I specifically brought up that story.... It's puzzling to me that it would offend the Liberals to talk about what I shared a bit—very briefly and succinctly—because, of course, Canada, and the diversity of our history is immense. However, when I started talking about the story of my late grandfather, the Liberals became almost unhinged in the offence taken—