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Mr. Chair, I provided those numbers. Responsible resource development will enhance environmental protection by putting more emphasis on large projects that are more likely to significantly affect the environment, by imposing heavy fines on companies that break environmental laws and by setting out new measures to ensure world-class safety measures for pipelines and maritime safety.
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Mr. Chair, as I said, the regulatory system analyzes each project scientifically in order to protect the environment and Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, of course, and that is what I have been saying repeatedly. We will not go ahead with any project unless it is safe for Canadians and safe for the environment, but if it is, we will certainly go ahead, and we will, therefore, create the million jobs in the next 25 years, the $3 trillion to $4 trillion in economic activity and the hundreds of billions of dollars to support social programs. We believe that our resources can be developed responsibly and we intend to pursue that objective in the interests of Canadian prosperity and security.
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Mr. Chair, I do not know where the hon. member has been.
Every single major resource project since I have been appointed minister has been opposed by several environmental groups—every single one. If the member opposite has been paying attention, she would know that.
I cannot say that the NDP has opposed every one, but it has opposed every one that I can recall, or every important one.
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Mr. Chair, first of all, it is not a choice of oil sands or nothing. With the NDP, it is nothing.
Who has opposed it? Well, I have to look across the aisle. For every single major project that we have been proposing for the benefit of Canada, Canadian jobs, Canadian economic activity, for billions of dollars of revenue to governments to support critical social programs, whether the projects are going west, south or east, the NDP is in opposition, yet the NDP members get up and talk to the government as if they are on the side of jobs—
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Mr. Chair, it is not propaganda that 80 Quebec companies are suppliers to the oil sands. We do not know why the NDP keeps on opposing projects that result in job creation throughout the country, including, of course, Quebec.
NRCan is a results-oriented science organization with national presence. It has 19 major research sites across Canada, including the north, and more than 2,300 scientists, researchers, technicians and support staff delivering science and technology activities. Expenditures were $582 million in 2011-12 and $554 million in 2012-13.
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Mr. Chair, it might be worthwhile to talk about the amount our government has invested in scientific research in the member's province of Quebec. We have invested $1 million in intelligent net zero energy buildings, $3.3 million in electrical vehicle charging station networks and $4.7 million for efficient carbon capture from oil sands operation.
Why does the member ignore our government's support for these projects? Perhaps it is because she voted against providing SDTC with $325 million over 8 years. Does the member continue to oppose development at every turn? Why is that? Does she know that—
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Mr. Chair, the very short answer is no.
As I said, Natural Resources Canada is proud of its scientists and encourages scientists to share their findings with interested parties by publishing articles and conducting interviews with the media.
In 2012, Natural Resources Canada scientists participated in approximately 550 interviews with reporters to discuss scientific results and findings. On average, every year, scientists publish approximately 500 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.
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Mr. Chair, I can check, but I believe so, yes.
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Mr. Chair, a number of years ago.