Madam Speaker, the member talked about a few particular energy projects for which I want to take a moment here.
The finance minister came to committee and said she thought the government could get back more money than it has spent on TMX, meaning that she thinks it can receive close to $37 billion on its pipeline. The PBO said that it would probably be lucky to get $27 billion; he does not think the government is going to be able to make up all of the money it has wasted on the pipeline. Why did the Liberals have to spend $34 billion on a pipeline? It was because of the regulatory uncertainty that chased away the private sector proponent that would have built it itself.
The Impact Assessment Act was unconstitutional then and still is now. That is important for the Atlantic accord, which impacts the member's region of the country.
When we look at what the government is doing, we see that it continues to mess things up all the time. How on earth is it ever going to get its money back on TMX?