Mr. Speaker, the second petition is from constituents concerned about the Trans Mountain expansion project.
They highlight a number of important points. The cost of the project has more than doubled to $12.6 billion, and given construction delays, will likely be much higher. Canadian tax dollars are at risk, but billions of dollars yet to be spent and could be reallocated toward ambitious investments in the clean economy, which would create much-needed jobs in sectors hard hit by the pandemic and by the downturn in the oil industry.
Petitioners are asking the government to delay further spending on Trans Mountain and to prioritize investments in clean energy now.