Madam Speaker, during the last election, we committed to making Canada a clean and a conventional energy superpower. Canadians elected us on that promise, and we are already delivering on that mandate. The projects referred to the Major Projects Office represent hundreds of billions of dollars in direct investment and tens of thousands of jobs. In this time of energy uncertainty, Canada is a beacon of stability, rising to meet the moment and increasing our energy exports, including through the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline, which, as the member noted, was built by Liberals who knew the importance of diversifying our energy exports and ensuring we can get our products to market.
The member said that the world needs Canada, and on that we agree. When the International Energy Agency recently called on us to bring more oil to market to help stabilize prices, Canada answered that call. We committed to supply an additional 23.6 million barrels over the coming months, but while Canadian energy production reached a record high last year, the Alberta MOU is meant to unlock the full potential of Canada's energy sector, not just in conventional energy but clean energy as well. Conservatives like to talk about the pipeline in the MOU, but I will note that the Alberta government said it is still working on it and expects to submit a plan by June of this year.
What the Conservatives fail to recognize is that the MOU is about much more than just a potential pipeline. It is comprehensive and touches on everything from electricity interties to nuclear energy and artificial intelligence. Our allies are watching this progress. They see it in the pipeline we are optimizing to deal with both our present circumstances by diversifying our exports and in the projects that are forward-looking.
Canadians want us to move faster, build smarter and think bigger. They want energy that is reliable, responsible and made in Canada for Canadians, built with strong environmental standards and meaningful partnership with indigenous peoples. That is the work under way. That is the path ahead.
I will end with this: We build national projects the Canadian way, which is by listening, working with indigenous partners and making sure that environmental standards guide every step. This is how we build things that last. There has been a lot of attention on what comes next, and Alberta said it expects to bring forward a new pipeline proposal this summer. We look forward to seeing that proposal when it is ready. Our job is to ensure that it can be reviewed in a way that respects indigenous rights, protects the environment and brings provinces together, co-operating from a position of strength. If we keep that team Canada spirit, there is no limit on what we can build and where Canada can lead.