Mr. Speaker, a pipeline to the Pacific is absolutely necessary to unlock Canada's energy potential, moving a million barrels a day to Asia at world prices, creating good-paying Canadian jobs, boosting take-home pay and strengthening a truly self-reliant economy. That is why Conservatives introduced a motion that uses the same language as the Liberals' own MOU with Alberta. However, the Liberal caucus is divided, with the Prime Minister himself claiming the pipeline must have B.C.'s consent. The Prime Minister is saying one thing to Alberta and another thing to British Columbia.
Let us be clear: Under the Constitution, only the federal government has authority over interprovincial pipelines. The only thing standing in the way is Liberal delay.
Will the government vote for our motion to approve a pipeline to the Pacific, just like the Prime Minister promised in that MOU?