“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague’s comments on the opposition day motion, and my question is related to both the short term and the long term. He made reference to the issue of affordability, which is something the government takes very seriously. The Prime Minister has talked about it virtually since the last federal election, and this is a major aspect of it. Also, we have to think in terms of the long term. My colleague referred to a number of investments and potential projects, with some that are actually being developed today. I wonder if he could provide his thoughts as to why it is really important that we look at both sides, the importance of affordability along with the expansion of our markets.”
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Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 6 wordsthat is a very important question.ThanksClaims · 84 wordsThat is exactly why the government is taking both short- and long-term measures.The short-term measures are all the affordability measures we have introduced.The gas and diesel tax cut is also a short-term measure, a short-term strategy.1Regarding the long-term strategy, I would say that opening up our oil and gas exports to other countries will get us a price that is much closer to market value.Right now, we depend on a single customer, 2so Canadian exports are sold at a discount.Reasoning · 14 wordsThat is because we have only one customer, only one country buying our oil.3
