Mr. Speaker, we frequently hear said in this place that the previous government under Stephen Harper was ready to move ahead with northern gateway and that it was the Liberals who struck it down. However, I am certain many people forgot, but I did not forget, that the Conservative platform in 2011 was specifically against exporting bitumen to Asia. Specifically, Stephen Harper's platform said that we should not ship Canadian fossil fuels to refineries in countries that have weaker environmental standards than we did. The Conservatives were explicitly against pipelines across British Columbia to export to Asia. As for northern gateway, it was struck down by the Federal Court of Appeal, and due to actions by the previous government, not the Liberals.
In the House of Commons on May 6th, 2026. See this statement in context.