Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to all types of subsidies and all types of loans to the gas, oil and coal industry: (a) what was the dollar value of the grants provided to natural gas, oil and coal industry companies, in Canada and abroad, between 2015 and 2018 inclusive, broken down by (i) year, (i

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the environmental impacts of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project on the least bittern habitat protected under the Species At Risk Act: (a) what studies have been done to assess the environmental impact on the least bittern habitat; (b) what measures have

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, you might be surprised by some of the things that appear in electoral platforms. For instance, the Liberals promised to put an end to oil subsidies. It is on page 40 of the Liberal platform. Is that not surprising, especially given that, here we are three years later

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Prime Minister was a superstar, a breath of fresh air, and a new champion of the environment. Three years later, everyone is shaking their heads. What happened to Canada? What happened to Mr. Selfie, to Paris Match's new pet? After adopting Stephen Harp

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, sadly, part of the answer is that the Prime Minister cannot be trusted. When he was asked in British Columbia if he would review the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain project under the old assessment process, and he said “absolutely not”, that he would change it, that he

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, simply because I do not see anything progressive about letting the CEOs of this country use tax loopholes that cost us $800 million per year. That is not progressive. The Liberals brag about helping the middle class with a tax cut, but the Liberal tax cut does absolu

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Indeed, Mr. Speaker. What a great play on words from my New Democrat colleague. It was a Kinder Surprise. Unfortunately, this surprise could turn into a nightmare in the coming years. The government just said that it would spend $4.5 billion of taxpayer money to buy a 65-year-old

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like to seek the unanimous consent of the House to be able to share my time with my hon. colleague from Elmwood—Transcona.

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank all my colleagues from both sides of the House for agreeing to this humble request, which will allow us to hear my colleague from Elmwood—Transcona's fine speech. It is a pleasure for me to stand in the House and speak again to the budget implementation bill

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. It will come as no surprise that I am going to talk about an aspect of the budget implementation bill that bothers me. I know that my colleague is concerned about the situation of persons with limitations, challenges, o

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, that flexibility seems like a major step backward and we are scared. Yesterday was a national day of action to stop the Kinder Morgan buyout. Thousands of Canadians showed up in front of Liberal members' offices to send a clear message: our money should be invested

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals supported the NDP's bill to harmonize our laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, when it comes to applying the principles of that logic to a pipeline, the Liberals do what they do best: break their word. We

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Trois-Rivières for his question. I share his concern and his apprehension, because this government has said one thing and done the opposite all too often. Therefore, yes, this might look good on paper, but when we consider the decisions th

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Obviously, I think that we do not share the same perspective. To the NDP, the energy sector is more than just oil and gas. We think that instead of debating pipelines or trains we should be changing the channel and looking at a

Impact Assessment Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his speech. The NDP deplores that the Liberal government waited so long to propose a new environmental assessment process. What worries me about this new version is that the government did not explicitly state which projects m