Mr. Speaker, that is completely false. All we are asking is whether the government will respect the result of its own process.
Canadians know that pipelines are the safest, most effective way to get our oil and gas to market. Canadian oil and gas is the cleanest and most ethical energy in the world, and creates high-paying jobs here at home.
Without pipelines, eastern Canada is forced to import foreign oil. The Prime Minister's principal secretary and top advisor said that oil and gas development is as bad as hooking kids on cigarettes.
Can the government explain why oil shipped by ocean tanker from Saudi Arabia is somehow better than western Canadian oil and gas?