Evidence of meeting #27 for Natural Resources in the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was infrastructure.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Liberal
Claude Guay Liberal LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, QC
Yes, Mr. Chair.
I believe we had an agreement, so I don't know if I need to move an amendment that we remove “by himself” from the motion. We will support it if we can remove “by himself” so the CEO of Enbridge can come with the appropriate support from his company.
If Mrs. Stubbs is okay with that, we'd be okay with it.
Conservative
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Duguid
Okay. It's duly noted.
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Mr. Hogan.
Liberal
John-Paul Danko Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON
Thank you, Chair.
I'm glad that we're going to have an opportunity to question Enbridge at committee. This is of particular interest for Hamilton, in my riding. There are two Enbridge pipelines that are of local interest.
Line 5, which goes from the U.S. Midwest through to Sarnia, is critical for Ontario's economy. It carries, I believe, fracked oil from the U.S. Midwest. Because it crosses the border, there is a substantial risk to Ontario's economy with ongoing tensions with the U.S. The other one is Line 9, which goes through Hamilton. It has been a source of environmental concerns for years. It's listed as a high risk for ruptures and has a history of leaks. There's local indigenous opposition.
I'm very interested to find out what Enbridge has to say about those two issues local to Ontario and to my riding. Hopefully, again, our intention is to move away from reliance on U.S. sources if there are better options.
Thank you.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Duguid
Mr. Waugh, I forgot to welcome you to the committee, the best committee on Parliament Hill, as you know. You are now part of it. Please go ahead.
Conservative
Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon South, SK
I like this motion very much. I have met Gregory Ebel several times, mainly because Enbridge has been producing pipelines in my province of Saskatchewan.
This is an important pipeline to go through. I say that because not only does it affect our energy in Alberta and B.C., but I want people to know that we have a steel plant in Regina, Saskatchewan: Evraz. It produces 100% Canadian-made pipe. We have over 1,000 unionized workers at the Evraz plant on the north side of Regina.
I want committee members to know that Canadian Natural Resources' pulling out of an $8.25-billion commitment expansion last week has sent shockwaves through the industry. This is why we need Enbridge right now. CNRL's announcement that it's not going to proceed right now with its expansion is not good. We need jobs. As we've seen in Iran these days.... Canada has plenty of energy to share worldwide.
I think this motion to bring Mr. Ebel to committee to talk about Enbridge is good. They have spent a lot of money in this country, and I think they do need partners to move on with an Alberta and B.C. pipeline. I think this committee would be wise to hear from them.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Duguid
Thank you, Mr. Waugh.
We'll go to Mr. Guay and then, hopefully, wrap up with Monsieur Simard.
Liberal
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Terry Duguid
Colleagues, I'm not sure we need a vote.
We had a friendly amendment accepted. Is that correct?
Liberal
Liberal
Conservative
Shannon Stubbs Conservative Lakeland, AB
Yes, I think we are all okay. I just wanted to say to John-Paul, thank you for your support and your willingness because, of course, it was the former Conservative government that did the Line 9B reversal in order to bring western resources to fuel the Pearson airport in Ontario and Quebec. It's also why Conservatives really urge the Liberals—
