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Natural Resources committee We should not. I think that's how we failed in the past.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee I have spoken with Minister Coady on this matter, as well as with Husky, and also with the offshore petroleum board. We find it completely unacceptable that.... If there is a disconnect of information and communication, we need to fix it. Any spill is a bad spill, whether a small spill or a big spill.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee Through you, Mr. Chair—
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee The goal of Bill C-69 as I mentioned earlier, is to improve the failed process of the Harper government that led to not a single pipeline being built.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee Our goal here, as a government, is that.... Ignoring the environment or the needs of indigenous peoples is not going to get you anywhere. It's not going to get your pipeline built. Stephen Harper tried to do that for a decade, and it failed for a decade—
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee We will—
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee If you allow me, Mr. Chair, we have been very clear. Premier Notley has raised the issue of downstream emissions with other governments. I have met with the environment minister from Alberta, Minister Phillips. We have been absolutely clear that downstream emissions will not be part of Bill C-69 or any new environmental process that we are putting in place.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee We have always been very clear, and we were clear with the proponent of Energy East that our government will not consider downstream emissions as part of the approval process.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee Both Paul and I were actually in the greater Sudbury area last month. I talked about the example of innovation and creativity in the mining sector by highlighting the Goldcorp Borden mine. It's a good example of the environment and the economy going hand in hand. Sudbury is a good example as well as to how you can turn a community around and focus on revitalization.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee We take a very balanced approach. We understand the significance of a traditional source of energy, oil and gas, and we support new investments in wind, solar, geothermal and tidal power. I made reference to the close to $27 billion that we're investing in green infrastructure.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee What I commit to is that we are moving forward on this project in a more responsible way. We made changes to the regulatory process that we inherited from the Harper government and those interim principles have led us to the approval of Enbridge Line 3, which is under way and will be in operation next year.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee Absolutely, I don't disagree with that. We will definitely take it up with my officials to see how we can work with you on this and to see what options are available to the federal government for support in that area. You're absolutely right that we need to clean up those wells.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee We are. We are investing $26 billion in green infrastructure. Out of that, $9 billion is going to the provinces and territories. There are also monies available for them to invest in renewable energy as well as in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We are doing quite a bit in every aspect.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee One thing I really take pride in is the collaborative partnership approach we have taken with industries, including the mining industry. One issue they identified to us was that they need long-term predictability around the mineral exploration tax credit. We have listened to them and have delivered that in the fall economic statement, giving that certainty over the next five years.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi
Natural Resources committee Thank you so much for that question. I was in Williams Lake last week and met with some forestry sector leaders to talk about the challenges facing the forestry sector. We were there to make a funding announcement to encourage more indigenous businesses to actually participate. This is a very important sector for our economy, particularly in rural and isolated communities as a source of employment.
December 6th, 2018Committee meeting
Amarjeet Sohi