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Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Québécois
“The government should stop giving billions of dollars in subsidies and tax breaks to oil companies. That money could be used for better things.”
“Mr. Speaker, if there is one sector that does not need government support, it is the energy sector, particularly in the west. I believe that the oil companies are getting about $10 billion a year in subsidies for small modular reactors that make it possible to produce even more oil. The accelerated capital cost allowance has also been expanded to include enhanced oil recovery, which basically involves injecting CO2 underground to extract even more oil. Mr. Speaker, I know that you like oil, and I am not stopping you from liking oil, but it is the subsidies to oil companies that are problematic and that could be put to better use. That is why I am happy to talk about them.”
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Mr. Speaker, if there is one sector that does not need government support, it is the energy sector, particularly in the west. I believe that the oil companies are getting about $10 billion a year in subsidies for small modular reactors that make it possible to produce even more oil. The accelerated capital cost allowance has also been expanded to include enhanced oil recovery, which basically involves injecting CO2 underground to extract even more oil. Mr. Speaker, I know that you like oil, and I am not stopping you from liking oil, but it is the subsidies to oil companies that are problematic and that could be put to better use. That is why I am happy to talk about them.