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Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, the court provided us with a clear path to move this project forward in the right way, and that is what we are delivering. The member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, a supporter of the LNG Canada project that will go through his riding and create 10,000 good jobs, seems
February 26th, 2019House debate
Paul Lefebvre
Forestry Industry Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam for his hard work. Yesterday was the International Day of Forests. I grew up in Kapuskasing and know that in northern Ontario the forestry sector has always been an integral part of the community. Canadi
March 22nd, 2019House debate
Paul Lefebvre
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Regina—Lewvan for his question. Our government stands with workers in our energy sector and always will. After 10 years of inaction under Stephen Harper, 99% of our oil exports were still sold at a discount to the United States. Whil
April 2nd, 2019House debate
Paul Lefebvre
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, I would like to conclude by once again confirming our government's support for this sector and, most importantly, the workers of this sector. While our priority remains on building pipeline capacity and gaining access to new markets, we continue to support the susta
April 2nd, 2019House debate
Paul Lefebvre
The Environment Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for St. John's East for his hard work on the committee on natural resources. Our government is making it easier for Canadians to lower their energy bills while tackling climate change. Through budget 2019, we are investing over $1 billio
April 5th, 2019House debate
Paul Lefebvre
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, as the member very well knows, we have approved the Line 3 replacement project for the pipeline, and we support Keystone XL. We are also making sure that we are moving forward in the right way on TMX, something the Conservatives do not understand. The rule of law is
May 3rd, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, when it comes to the Trans Mountain pipeline, we are focused on getting the process right and doing this in the right way. We have informed communities engaged in the phase III consultations that we have until June 18 to bring the consultations to a respectful conclu
May 3rd, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Forestry Industry Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his hard work. I recognize as well that professional foresters were the early environmentalists. That is why our government is supporting a competitive and sustainable forest sector. We are investing nearly $23 million to help FPI
May 3rd, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, with TMX, we are following the course of action recommended by the Federal Court of Appeal. At the same time, we are holding constructive, meaningful consultations with indigenous communities along the pipeline route. Our teams are working on the ground. Justice Ia
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, we will take no advice from the Conservative Party on how to move forward in the right way. We followed the court's direction. We know that meaningful dialogue with indigenous peoples is a fundamental obligation on our part and not a suggestion. We believe in prot
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, the member very well knows that we approved Line 3 and we also supported Keystone XL. On TMX, we are moving forward in the right way. The Conservatives do not want to listen to the courts. They do not want to have meaningful dialogue with indigenous people. In o
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, after 10 years of inaction under Stephen Harper, 99% of our oil exports were still being sent to the United States. The Conservatives had 10 years to expand global markets, and they failed. The Conservatives continue to put politics over the process. We remain co
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, as I said, we are focused on getting this process done in the right way, certainly ignoring any advice from the Conservatives, because we know they failed for 10 years to get any new pipelines built to new markets. Canadians need to be reassured that this process
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Madam Speaker, there are a few things in that question. As I said before, we are focused on getting the TMX pipeline project done in the right way, something that the Conservatives completely ignored. For 10 years, they got no pipelines built. We want to make sure people have c
May 10th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, since day one, our government has taken action to support our energy sector and the jobs it creates by making market access a priority. The Conservatives spent a decade failing our energy sector and failing Canadians. We are working each day to fix those failures. We
May 17th, 2019House debate
Paul LefebvreLiberal