Thank you. It's the joy of technology. It's great when it works, and a little challenging when you have a bit of failure.
I don't exactly know where I was when my computer decided to shut down, but where I was going is here: We wouldn't be having this conversation if this was an attack on another province. The Liberals have made comments like, “Well, this isn't”.... If we're talking about the main motion, what's the point of having the preamble? The process and procedure are very clear. They recommend against having preambles. Many people choose to put in preambles to give some context, but this context is misleading, not accurate and an attack on the province of Alberta—the province you and I both represent, Mr. Chair. I'm not sure how you can sit in that chair position and allow a conversation to continue that is such an affront to the people you and I have been elected to represent. This is one of those complicated spaces that we're in. This government doesn't see Alberta as a relevant conversation piece, or something.
I'm not quite sure why this Liberal government has decided to continually attack. It's not some backbench member of Parliament who brought this forward of their own volition. It was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, which means that, if the ministry of natural resources hadn't approved this, we wouldn't still be having this conversation. It means these were marching orders given by the Minister of Natural Resources. This means it was the intention of the Liberal government, under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to further attack Alberta, Albertans and Alberta workers.
One of the frustrating pieces is that this entire motion was created to attack an industry and a program that was set up that didn't throw money out the door, like the Liberals did during COVID. Instead, it made sure it was set up in such a way—