Mr. Speaker, those certainly are not reassuring words to me. The first words of the hon. member's presentation were the tremendous benefit that this was to the economy. That is not the issue here.
The issue here is safety. The issue is the fact that we are putting a terminal in a very difficult location on a well-travelled and used seaway that will most likely expand its use in the future. We are adding to the use. We are adding to the danger that is inherent in any busy traffic area.
This terminal could have been put in other locations. This terminal did not have to go where it is.
I do not want to talk about the benefits of LNG. I do not think there are any. I think it is a negative loss to Canada's economy.
If the Conservative government would have taken heed of the Canada first energy policy, we would not be in this fix.