Mr. Speaker, what is the world coming to?
The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of not doing enough to buy a new pipeline. Who was it that bought a new pipeline with our public funds? It was the Liberals; the Conservatives never bought a pipeline. Let us not forget the facts: The Trans Mountain pipeline cost $34 billion, or six to seven times the initial price estimate. In addition, the Parliamentary Budget Officer says that we would lose money if that pipeline were sold tomorrow morning.
The Conservatives, those good stewards of the public purse, are telling us that we need to buy another one, a second pipeline, so that we can lose even more money. They say that it will be good for the economy, that it will make rich oil companies even richer. Can the Conservatives explain to us what good a new pipeline is to Quebeckers?