Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member on his maiden speech in Parliament. I welcome him to this place, particularly as an Atlantic Canadian.
There are a few things I want to make sure he knows, as he enters this place, in the ways the government has helped to support the good province of Newfoundland and Labrador, whether that was by changing the approval time for offshore oil and gas permitting from 900 days under Stephen Harper to 90 days; investing in rate mitigation in this province, with $5.2 billion from the government to support his province; or making crucial investments across the province. Those were delivered by the Liberal government.
However, as I sit here and listen in the House, the oil and gas question is a bit devoid. According to the International Energy Agency, oil and gas production has actually increased by 29% in this country over the last 10 years. How does the hon. member stand in this place and suggest that oil and gas has not benefited under this government in terms of oil and production?