Mr. Speaker, I hope my question does not upset my colleague, because I do not want to be known as the loudmouth from Saguenay. I hope he will not be too offended.
In the budget, there is a line that specifically mentions Pathways Plus, a carbon capture and sequestration project. The federal government is going to give the greedy oil and gas sector tax credits so that it can reduce the carbon footprint of oil. That makes absolutely no sense when you consider the fact that all those oil and gas companies made record profits from 2021 to 2024 and most of the money paid out in dividends goes to the United States.
Does my colleague agree with me that it is unrealistic to try to reduce the carbon footprint of the oil and gas sector, and that taxpayers should not have to pay for that?