Arnold Viersen on Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

In the House of Commons on June 11th, 2019. See this statement in context.

Bill C-88—Time Allocation MotionMackenzie Valley Resource Management ActGovernment Orders

June 11th, 2019 / 9 p.m.

Conservative

Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB

Madam Speaker, the consultation on this bill was a joke. The Liberals phoned the Premier of the Northwest Territories 20 minutes before they made the announcement on the moratorium in northern Canada.

The Liberals are holding the Government of the Northwest Territories hostage with this bill, in the fact that they have put in one piece that the Northwest Territories wants and one piece that the Northwest Territories does not want.

Will the minister admit that she is just holding the territories hostage?

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