Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, as we sit on the natural resources committee together and I appreciate what he has to say.
My colleague mentioned the fact the Liberal government has purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion. Apparently, we are going to have to spend another $12.5 billion at least to build that. The Kenney government in Alberta has invested billions in the Keystone XL pipeline. Both of these issues came up when these pipeline companies indicated that they might walk away from these projects.
I wonder if my colleague would comment on this fact. If the government wants to have a credible energy transition plan, does he not agree that it has to end fossil fuel subsidies and instead invest those funds into that transition to a new low-carbon economy and create jobs for those workers in the oil patch?