Madam Speaker, it is very disturbing indeed. What this shows is that we are in a petro-state. I spoke of a cheerleading competition. It offends me to hear talk of Canadian sovereignty when the oil sands industry is owned by foreign interests, most of them American. Are these really sovereignty-enhancing policies?
As for the environment, I would like to remind the House that the current member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie left the government. He still sits as a Liberal MP, but he left the government following its repeated backtracking on environmental measures. I would say it is six of one or half a dozen of the other. While the Liberals may not like to hear it, to support oil and gas industries and fight climate change is to walk a very fine line.
As I said in my speech, Canada is the only nation on the global stage that is backtracking on its commitments. It is shameful.