Discussion · Government Orders
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“The government gives huge amounts of money to the oil and gas industry, but ignores Quebec industries like forestry and aluminum. I want my colleague to share their thoughts on this unfair treatment.”
“Mr. Speaker, I know that my colleague from Mirabel also sees the blatant unfairness in what the government is doing, since it has a double standard when it comes to the oil and gas sector versus sectors specific to Quebec. We saw that the government’s response has been very slow, particularly in the economic statement. We see the astronomical amounts being given to the oil and gas sector. I often think that if only a fraction of the obscene amounts given to the oil and gas sector went to the forestry or aluminum sectors, we would be in a much stronger position. I would like to hear what my colleague, who is highly knowledgeable about economics, has to say about this.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I know that my colleague from Mirabel also sees the blatant unfairness in what the government is doing, since it has a double standard when it comes to the oil and gas sector versus sectors specific to Quebec. We saw that the government’s response has been very slow, particularly in the economic statement. We see the astronomical amounts being given to the oil and gas sector. I often think that if only a fraction of the obscene amounts given to the oil and gas sector went to the forestry or aluminum sectors, we would be in a much stronger position. I would like to hear what my colleague, who is highly knowledgeable about economics, has to say about this.