Mr. Speaker, earlier, a member of the Conservative caucus told the House that 2016 was the year of the monkey. Truer words have never been spoken. A little earlier, another member of the Conservative caucus was monkeying around when he claimed that the fossil fuel industry had saved whales from extinction. Unbelievable.
When I heard that, I had to wonder what the residents of the Lower St. Lawrence and the north shore would think. They were threatened by a port that was almost built in Cacouna and would have jeopardized the whale habitat.
I also have to wonder what other marine mammals my Conservative colleague thinks were saved by the oil industry. The polar bear?