Mr. Speaker, as opposition to TransCanada's energy east pipeline project grows, mayors in and premiers of western provinces are attacking Quebec, calling this pipeline Quebec's contribution to the Canadian economy and threatening that they will demand that Quebec pay back equalization payments. They are acting as though they own Quebec, in the name of Canadian unity.
Quebec has different values and has made different environmental choices. It is up to us Quebeckers to decide what happens in our own backyard.
Will the Prime Minister respect Quebeckers' right to say no to having a pipeline go through their national territory?