Mr. Speaker, the government was elected on the promise of a renewed nation-to-nation relationship and environmental action.
Yet aboriginal communities and environmental groups are again forced to pursue legal action, this time against the government for approving the Petronas LNG project. The government gave a green light to Petronas, despite significant impacts to critical salmon habitat and a monumental increase in greenhouse gases.
Why is the government failing in its duty to protect first nations fisheries and to combat climate change?