Mr. Speaker, under the government, our relationship with Washington has declined. Our closest trading partner and ally needs more oil. How did we get into the ridiculous situation where the President is pleading with OPEC to pump more oil, where the President has ordered 50 million barrels to be released from the strategic petroleum reserve, and where the President is coordinating with countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan and India to release more oil? How did the government let this happen?
In the House of Commons on December 2nd, 2021. See this statement in context.