Discussion · Government Orders
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“Conservatives want oil and gas projects to move faster by cutting environmental reviews. Their leader has called public funding for these projects corporate welfare. I want the member to give a clear answer: does he agree that public money should not pay for oil and gas projects?”
“Mr. Speaker, I find this debate rather fascinating. All day, my Conservative colleagues have been arguing that the government is not allowing oil and gas projects to move forward quickly enough. They can hardly say that it is a good idea to get rid of environmental assessments so that oil and gas projects can move forward. However, there is one thing that I hope we agree on, and I would like my colleague to give me a clear answer. On several occasions, the leader of the official opposition has said that big oil companies that let the public pay for their infrastructure are receiving corporate welfare. Does my colleague agree with us that it is unacceptable that public money is being used to pay for oil and gas infrastructure?”
Mr. Speaker, I find this debate rather fascinating. All day, my Conservative colleagues have been arguing that the government is not allowing oil and gas projects to move forward quickly enough. They can hardly say that it is a good idea to get rid of environmental assessments so that oil and gas projects can move forward. However, there is one thing that I hope we agree on, and I would like my colleague to give me a clear answer. On several occasions, the leader of the official opposition has said that big oil companies that let the public pay for their infrastructure are receiving corporate welfare. Does my colleague agree with us that it is unacceptable that public money is being used to pay for oil and gas infrastructure?