Mr. Speaker, I have to thank my colleague on the other side of the House for his comments. I am often challenged by which comments are more worthwhile to the House, his or the deputy House leader's, because they both seem to be taking up a lot of oxygen and they are frankly more partisan than they are practical. I would suggest that a little parsimoniousness in their words might get us a little further toward where we are going here.
Let the record show as well that while we are potentially two days away from this line shutting down, the member for Kingston and the Islands is smiling and joking in the House of Commons that we should not be bringing this up. I am not manipulating process here; I am speaking on behalf of an issue that very important to this country. It is going to be felt all the way across this country if this line fails.
I am bringing it up in Parliament today two days before a deadline, and I am sorry that the member on the other side of the House cannot recognize the importance of this to 30,000 Canadian jobs and the lifeline of the energy infrastructure across this country.
Could he please explain why he is minimizing this issue for Canadians?