Mr. Speaker, my question concerns environmental assessments.
The government is removing the task of assessing energy projects from scientists and handing it over to the Canada Energy Regulator.
Let us look at who the commissioners are: The lead commissioner is the former senior legal counsel for TC Energy; the deputy lead commissioner is a former legal adviser with Royal Dutch Shell; another is a former legal adviser with the Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Shell Canada Limited; another was formerly with Imperial Oil and Canadian Oil Sands Limited; and another comes from the Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Shell Canada Limited.
Why should oil company lobbyists be entrusted with assessments previously conducted by scientists?