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Evidence of meeting #9 for Natural Resources in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was natural.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #9 for Natural Resources in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was natural.
A video is available from Parliament.
2 p.m.
Liberal
2 p.m.
Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Excellent.
Minister, I've outlined just a few of the tens of thousands of jobs that are provided within the oil and gas sector, that are provided within the development of our energy sector.
In the mandate letter that the Prime Minister wrote to you, he said that it is your responsibility as the minister to “create good middle class jobs”.
Can you tell me if you are doing everything in your power—and it's a simple yes or no—to “create good middle class jobs” in the energy sector?
December 11th, 2020 / 2 p.m.
Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
When I look at the work that you folks are doing in terms of actually shutting down the energy sector, imposing a carbon tax, imposing a clean fuel standard, I would argue otherwise. Actually, to your own admission, you said that the job loss that we've seen over the last number of months, even the last few years, is, to quote you, “considerable”, which means that it would appear that you're not doing everything in your power to protect these good, middle-class jobs and to create new ones, which is exactly what your mandate letter says that you're supposed to be doing.
Are there tangible steps that you've taken within the last few months in your role as the minister to make sure that Keystone XL gets into the ground—other than your initial phone call?
2 p.m.
Liberal
Seamus O'Regan Liberal St. John's South—Mount Pearl, NL
Well, I would take a second, as you referred to my mandate letter, to talk about our record.
With regard to TMX, we got it approved; we'll get it built. That's 7,000 jobs created so far. The Line 3 pipeline—
2 p.m.
Conservative
Rachael Thomas Conservative Lethbridge, AB
Minister, I'm just asking for tangible things you've done—
2 p.m.
Conservative
The Vice-Chair Conservative Greg McLean
We match time at this committee, so when there's a question lasting a certain amount of time, the answer will last the same amount of time, please.
Go ahead, Minister.