Mr. Speaker, we will ensure rigorous environmental assessments are done before any sensitive ecosystems take place.
I want to thank the NDP for being brave enough to stand with those of us in the government against the Liberals' carbon tax plan. Why are the NDP against the carbon tax plan? They know it would hurt seniors living on fixed incomes. They know it would hurt people in Atlantic Canada who have to use home heating fuel for their homes. It would be the death nail of rural Canada. It would be a new tax on heating hot water.
Thank goodness the NDP is finally standing up against a new tax.