Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his very well read speech. It was certainly one of the best read speeches from the PMO I have heard in a long time.
I have a very simple question. I understand his comments on climate change, but I wonder how the government justifies every day oil being brought into the country from some of the worst human rights abusers in the world, such as Saudi Arabia, Nigeria or Algeria.
In fact, in a Library report, Statistics Canada, reported that in 2018 the government oversaw a quarter of a million barrels of oil brought in from Syria. I know that sounds unbelievable, but this is straight from Statistics Canada. I have asked repeatedly and the people there have confirmed that these numbers are right.
How does the government prioritize money for butchers like al-Assad over regular, everyday workers in Alberta?