Mr. Speaker, today marks the first day of smog season in Ontario and unfortunately the Minister of the Environment has made things worse by creating a special loophole for the Conservatives' favourite pet project in the oil sands. Every industry in Canada is being asked to chip in. Even the oil and gas sector has to reduce by 35%. However, the oil sands gets to increase smog pollution by 60%.
Why the double standard? Why the free ride for the oil sands? Will the minister allow Albertans to breathe clean air as well as the rest of Canadians?