Mr. Speaker, it really is embarrassing that a Prime Minister who claimed that he was the man with the plan cannot even stand up and debate me about pipelines on the floor of the House of Commons. He is afraid. The previous Conservative government approved a pipeline to tidewater, the Northern Gateway pipeline, which the Liberals then defeated and destroyed, giving massive power to the Americans to monopolize our oil.
Will the Prime Minister, who promised to act with unimaginable speed eight months ago, finally stand up for Canadian workers and confirm that he will approve a pipe—