Mr. Speaker, blaming the opposition is not going to cut it anymore. Competing over who is the least bad is not going to cut it anymore.
The Conservatives are not the ones authorizing oil exploration in Newfoundland; the government is. The Conservatives are not the ones talking about rejigging the boundaries of a marine refuge to facilitate oil extraction; the government is.
Enough with the blame game. Let us look at what we can do better. We have to get out of oil and gas. Everyone knows that.
Will the government take action that is both concrete and symbolic and announce an end to oil development in marine refuges?