Elizabeth May on Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1

Mr. Speaker, my friend from Regina—Qu'Appelle went wrong in his commentary. I hate the misuse of the English language by saying “the exact same”; it is redundant, but the the tanker ban, which I fear may be overturned as of today by the MOU, applies to areas of the northwest coast of British Columbia, and the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle said it did not apply to U.S. tankers that were using “the exact same” route. That is not the case. U.S. tankers use a completely different route from that covered by the offshore tanker ban. When leaving from Alaska with oil or heading from refineries in Washington state, they are completely to the west of the British Columbia coastline. They are far west of Haida Gwaii, west of our coastline—