Madam Speaker, I am glad to hear at least some qualified support from the government for the Alaska to Alberta railway, but I have to admit I am concerned this may be a case of déjà vu.
About a year and a half ago, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency recommended the approval of the Teck Frontier mine. Teck Frontier represented a $20-billion private sector investment that would have created 9,500 jobs. Unfortunately, Teck Frontier's application sat on the Prime Minister's desk for six months.
I ask that the government not turn the Alaska to Alberta railway into another train wreck the way it did Teck Frontier. Could the government promise it will not let the Alaska to Alberta railway application sit on the Prime Minister's desk for six months and instead move that project forward quickly?