Madam Speaker, the passage of Bill C-49 sends a powerful message to all Atlantic Canadians that the future of Canada is green.
I was shocked when the Conservative leader directed his party to oppose Bill C-49 and the amendments to the Atlantic accords. In doing so, Conservatives were positioned to rob Atlantic Canada's economy of investments of millions upon millions of dollars. They stood in the way of provincial governments, municipal governments, local businesses, first nations communities, unions and numerous environmental groups, all of whom lobbied and rallied for the legislation as the key to unlocking our green future.
Conservative politics and Conservatives' climate change denial almost ended the green energy sector before it even began. Nova Scotia has won. Bill C-49 is now law, and we are one step closer to being a world energy leader in green energy production.