Mr. Speaker, if the member wants to explain to his constituents why he believes we should continue to use Algerian and Venezuelan oil, he can. The tankers are coming up the St. Lawrence Seaway to drop that oil off. He may think that is more environmentally friendly than using the oil developed right here in Canada, refined in Canada, and building pipelines, which is the safest way to transport oil so we get it off our railways. If he wants to say to his constituents that he would rather use foreign oil than the oil developed here in Canada, that is his choice. I will never say that. I will stand up for our oil producers every day of the week in this chamber.
In the House of Commons on January 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.