Madam Speaker, first of all, Kinder Morgan did not ask for the government to buy them out.
Back in 2016, the government should have started the process of getting this pipeline built, moving it out to British Columbia, so that Saskatchewan and Alberta could share the wealth with the other provinces and territories in this country.
The Kinder Morgan sale of $4.5 billion is just a start. We are only buying the existing pipeline, plus some permits. The costs of this are going to escalate, without question. Will they double to $9 billion? I have heard those numbers.
This is another form of taxing Canadians. Will the government even attempt to get this pipeline built to tidewater? That is the other question.