Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise and take part in this debate with such an experienced colleague from Prince Edward Island. I was able to see him in action back in 2008 when I worked on Parliament Hill. It is nice to be here with him on the floor of the House. Hopefully I will learn a little from his experience.
Going to the throne speech, one of the biggest issues we hear about in Saskatchewan and the western provinces has to do with getting the oil and gas sector back to work. I will read one line and ask the member if he agrees. “support manufacturing, natural-resource and energy sectors as they work to transform to meet a net-zero future, creating good-paying and long-lasting jobs.”
Does the member believe in this Ottawa-knows-best approach that people who work in the oil and gas industries in western Canada do not know how to do their jobs, that what they are doing now is wrong, that the way people put food on the table for their family is not right and that they need to come forward with a new Ottawa-knows-best approach, because the men and women working hard in the energy sector are not good enough for the Liberal government?