Mr. Speaker, yesterday, after months of indecision, the Liberal government finally made a decision and approved the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.
While I am pleased that this important project is now one step closer to becoming a reality, approving a project is one thing, getting it built is another.
This project will create thousands of high-paying jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenue and will help reduce global pollution.
I want to thank the residents of my riding, who throughout this process continued to work hard to ensure that their voices of strong support for B.C. LNG were heard. These same residents and their families are counting on the jobs that will result from this project.
Approving this project is not enough. I call on the Prime Minister and his cabinet to become champions for this project and ensure that it is built so that Canadians can access the jobs it will create.