Mr. Speaker, the NDP has a decision to make. Only a few months ago, its leader said that the natural resource sector was a disease, that it was too large and did not benefit the Canadian economy. Now, for the purposes of foreign investment, the NDP thinks it is the most important industry the world has ever seen.
If the NDP members believe the latter, why are they proposing a $21.5 billion carbon tax that would not only raise gas prices for Canadian consumer, but would also devastate the resource sectors that have driven economic success in so many provinces across this country?