Discussion · Oral Questions
Patrick Bonin Bloc Québécois
“I oppose this bill. It removes a five-year limit and lets the government ignore environmental laws for oil projects forever. The Liberals are using the tariff war as an excuse to help oil companies and make the climate crisis worse.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would remind the House that, using Bill C-5, the Prime Minister gave himself the power to suspend environmental laws for his oil projects. Luckily, the Bloc Québécois managed to limit that abuse to five years. According to the Liberals, it was all in a bid to combat Donald Trump. Bill C-39 removes this five-year limit and allows the application of environmental laws to be suspended indefinitely. Why are the Liberals using the tariff war as a pretext to exacerbate the climate crisis and line the pockets of the oil companies?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I would remind the House that, using Bill C-5, the Prime Minister gave himself the power to suspend environmental laws for his oil projects. Luckily, the Bloc Québécois managed to limit that abuse to five years. According to the Liberals, it was all in a bid to combat Donald Trump. Bill C-39 removes this five-year limit and allows the application of environmental laws to be suspended indefinitely. Why are the Liberals using the tariff war as a pretext to exacerbate the climate crisis and line the pockets of the oil companies?