Madam Speaker, my friend across the way and I now serve on the indigenous affairs committee and I look forward to working with him in that capacity.
Yes, we on this side do agree that peace has a chance. I would also argue that the company representing this pipeline had talked about and consulted on this project for over five years. These conversations have gone on for quite some time. Eighty-five per cent of people within the Wet'suwet'en community support this project. The majority of hereditary chiefs support this project. The duly elected chief and council support this project. They see a path forward.
What Conservatives have pointed out many times, and which I did in my speech, is that there are activists who have an agenda that is totally separate from that of those first nations communities. These people want the end of oil and gas development in Canada. They want to shut down that vibrant economy of our country and are trying to glom on to this very important issue that five hereditary chiefs have with what is going on with this pipeline.
We are seeing these activists trying to hijack the agenda, but they do not have the best interests of first nations communities in their sights.