Mr. Speaker, the problem is that there are very large markets in Canada where people cannot get Canadian-made diesel. That is why, particularly in the Lower Mainland of B.C., Canadians have to pay the premium of buying back Canadian petroleum products from the U.S. that are marked up at higher prices. Add to that the dozens of cents of taxes the government imposes, and Canadians are paying among the highest prices in the world for diesel.
Will the government accept our plan to get rid of those taxes, incentivize diesel production here at home and become energy self-reliant?