Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, the government is committed to energy development that respects the integrity of the environment. On the question of the energy east issue itself, the proponent has not yet installed the final papers with the regulator, the National Energy Boar

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, it is clear to us on this side of the House that our international obligations will be taken seriously, as will our commitment to move our natural resources to market sustainably. We have installed a new process to make that happen that has confidence in Canadians t

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, on January 27, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and I announced a set of principles that will govern the review of major projects. One of those major projects is energy east. The National Energy Board will spend 21 months reviewing the project, during w

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, indigenous communities have not been meaningfully consulted about major energy projects. Because the former government did not do a very good job, we have decided to do a better one. We announced a set of principles on January 27, the centre point of which was that k

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we have a constitutional and a moral obligation to meaningfully consult indigenous people, not only about major resource projects but about many elements of public policy in Canada. We know that consultation over the last 10 years was insufficient. It was insufficie

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, it is the responsibility of those who created the problem in the first place to clean it up. If the premier of Alberta or the premier of Saskatchewan believe it is a top priority for infrastructure investments in their province, then I am su

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in response to (a), up to $500,000.00 Canadian has been budgeted to support the work of the panel. In response to (b), all meetings will take place with stakeholders. In response to (c), on June 30, 2016, the panel announced a series of roundtable and town hall m

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in the Vancouver declaration, we and all the provinces and territories agreed to implement GHG mitigation policies in support of meeting or exceeding Canada's 2030 target of a 30% reduction below 2005 levels of emissions, including specific provincial and territorial

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, we are working together now to develop pan-Canadian solutions with provinces and territories, unlike the previous government. We are taking action already on important issues, like clean electricity, reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, and inves

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, enough is enough of 10 years of failed policies that did not have one kilometre of pipeline taken to tidewater. The Federal Court of Appeal just told us within the last several weeks that northern gateway was going to be in trouble not because the proponent did not

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, on January 27 the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and I announced a set of interim principles that would govern those projects that are currently under review. That will be followed by an entire modernization of the National Energy Board and other federal

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we are in a position to make key decisions when Canadians believe that the process is fair and transparent, unlike the process we have been working with for the last 10 years when not one kilometre of pipeline was built to tidewater. I do not know what words we woul

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Government of British Columbia understands about carbon pricing. The Conservative Government of Alberta understands about carbon pricing. The newly elected Progressive Conservative Government of Manitoba understands about carbon pricing, and across the other way,

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government places the highest priority on health and safety related to nuclear activities in Canada. I expect the culture at the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to be safety focused and open to employees by fostering a respectful workplace that encourages peop

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows that the government is committed to establishing a nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples. She also will know that we have been moving across the country, deliberately and seriously, talking to indigenous leaders about real accomm