Bernard Bigras at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On April 2nd, 2009. See this statement in context.

April 2nd, 2009 / 4:10 p.m.

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Bernard Bigras Bloc Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, QC

As I understand it, the fifth largest undiscovered hydrocarbon deposit in the world is in the north. That corresponds approximately to the energy reserves in Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Mexico. So it is not surprising that, in 2007 and 2008 respectively, ExxonMobil Corporation and the BP Exploration Company Limited won the tender for exploration in the Beaufort Sea.

Do you have the means to carry out environmental assessments in those areas?

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