Madam Speaker, I listened to the minister's remarks and they bring me back to the day after President Biden appeared to have been elected. The Electoral College had not yet met, but it was evident that President Biden was going to be the next president of the United States. We clearly knew, from the platform he had put forward during the election campaign, that he would cancel Keystone XL on day one. Conservatives brought forward a request for an emergency debate at that time and it was rejected. Today, it was accepted. However, in the meantime, the Liberals had an opportunity, knowing what was probably about to happen, to do something about it and make some efforts. It really appears as though nothing happened in that whole period of time.
I would ask the minister what the government did in that period of time to try to avoid this happening, and to advocate for Keystone XL? The answer seems to be that it did nothing. If the answer is not that it did nothing, it surely failed at whatever it tried to do and then kept it secret from Canadians.
What did the government do to advocate on behalf of this project and the jobs it creates for Canadians? It seems like nothing, and if it is not nothing, then the government is certainly a failure.
Which one is it? Is it nothing, or did it fail?