Cancellation of Teck Frontier Mine Project  moved: That this House do now adjourn. She said: Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo. I rise tonight to address a national economic emergency, the cancellation of the $20-billion Teck Frontier oil sands opportunity, even tho

Presence in Gallery  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe I heard the parliamentary secretary to the House leader question my integrity in question period like he did yesterday on a point of order. I just want to be clear about one thing. Yesterday, he alleged I threatened Canadian unit

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's weakness, dithering and delays are what forced Teck out, and it harms the whole country. Yesterday the Liberals could have said a resounding, passionate yes to me about Alberta, but only Conservatives fight for all of Canada. The value of oil a

Request for Emergency Debate  Mr. Speaker, I am requesting an emergency debate on the economic impact on all of Canada caused by the cancellation of Teck Frontier. It is an economic crisis for Canada, because energy is the biggest private sector investor in the economy and creates jobs in every province. How

Environmental Restoration Incentive Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-221, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (oil and gas wells). Mr. Speaker, today I introduce the environmental restoration incentive act. I thank many members and colleagues for their support. Canadian energy producers lead the world in remed

Request for Emergency Debate  I rise today to request an emergency debate with grave concern on the cancellation of Teck Frontier. This is an economic crisis for Alberta, costing 10,000 direct jobs and $20 billion in investment, but billions more for all levels of government and indirect jobs for all of Cana

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, what a complete crock. The Prime Minister said that he wanted to phase out the oil sands, and his actions show it. The market got the message. He clearly does not care about Alberta. The Prime Minister was willing to break ethics laws and bully his former attorney g

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, under these Liberals, $200 billion in oil and gas are gone. That is 16 times the GDP of Canada's aerospace sector and 10 times the automotive sector; 200,000 energy jobs gone, more than all the jobs in those sectors combined. This would be the national emergency for

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed the member's remarks. I would like to thank him for providing more information about his personal background and his world view. It is great to hear all the talk about communication, about working together and listening, about wanting to hear a variety of

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I agree with the premise of the member's question and exactly the way that she phrased it. The indigenous communities and people I represent in Lakeland say that it is exactly what oil and gas offers them. There is the mining industry, which employs the highest numbe

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, the crucial job of the Prime Minister and the Liberal government is to provide leadership. The reality is that the RCMP does report to one of the ministers of the government. Certainly I recognize the jurisdictional responsibilities of the project and the support,

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I am certainly grateful for this emergency debate tonight, because Canada is facing a crisis of leadership that is threatening the whole economy. This crisis is not really about whether indigenous communities support Coastal GasLink, because every local first nation

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are moving the goalposts and dragging out their political decision on Teck Frontier and 10,000 Canadian jobs. The evidence and experts are clear. It is in Canada's public interest, it will reduce global emissions and every single local indigenous communi

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the truth is that Liberals are lobbying Liberals and pushing petitions to shut down the oil sands and to kill Canadian jobs. Liberal MPs selectively quote the joint panel report. What they do not say is that Teck Frontier is “not expected to threaten the sustainabili

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, apparently the Liberals have been considering aid for Alberta as cover to reject Frontier. Albertans are not refugees or evacuees from a natural disaster. We are inventors, creators, risk-takers, entrepreneurs and innovators. We want free markets and a level playin