Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary talked a lot about getting to net zero, which I applaud. I hope we all agree that is something that we really have to do, but I would like to remind him that the Canada energy regulator's report before Christmas pointed out that if we do even a moderate amount of work to meet our Paris targets to fight climate change, and this does not include getting to net zero as they did not go that far, we would only need one of these three big pipeline expansion projects.
Since Line 3 is scheduled to come on later this year, that means Keystone XL would not be needed. That means the Trans Mountain expansion would not be needed. We would not need any more oil-by-rail expansion. I am a bit confused as to why his minister said this was an existential threat to the Canadian economy, or something along those lines.
This is an opportunity for us to go to the United States and, instead of pleading with Joe Biden to get permission for this pipeline, to negotiate with the United States about getting involved with their very bold plans to fight climate change and benefit Canadian industries across the country.