Mr. Speaker, announcements are easy. One can organize a press conference and tell the hungry crowd of reporters all the great things one is going to do. Getting things done requires work. Were the Liberal government to be judged by its announcements, the country would be riding a 10-year wave of success. Sadly, this is not so. For announcements to translate to results, economic activity and paycheques for Canadians, something has to be delivered. Over 10 years of not delivering has left Canada as the economic laggard of the developed world.
Conservatives worked with the government to amend and pass Bill C-5, giving the Prime Minister incredible powers to approve projects quickly. What are the outcomes? No projects have been approved, and they have not removed a single regulatory barrier. This smoke-and-mirrors show must end, and action must begin. We have introduced a motion to pass the Canadian sovereignty act. Will the government work with us and agree to support our motion to repeal the federal industrial carbon tax and the oil tanker moratorium act?