Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“The Conservatives did not build a single pipeline to the Pacific coast in ten years in power. Our Prime Minister has done more for major energy projects and investment in the last 18 months than Stephen Harper did in a decade.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is a lot of fast talk and no doubt a lot of words. I will pick up on some of the things the member was commenting on. The member talked about getting oil to the Pacific Ocean. Stephen Harper was 10 years in government, and not one inch of pipeline was built directly to the Pacific or the coastline. Now, we can talk about TMX. We can talk about LNG. Let us talk about the time since the last federal election. A newly elected Prime Minister has done more in 18 months than Stephen Harper did in 10 years, quite frankly, when it comes to economic development and the creation of literally close to a trillion dollars of potential investment. That is what has taken place in the last 18 months. We can talk about the Pacific link. We can talk about LNG phase two. What is the member talking about—”
Mr. Speaker, that is a lot of fast talk and no doubt a lot of words. I will pick up on some of the things the member was commenting on. The member talked about getting oil to the Pacific Ocean. Stephen Harper was 10 years in government, and not one inch of pipeline was built directly to the Pacific or the coastline. Now, we can talk about TMX. We can talk about LNG. Let us talk about the time since the last federal election. A newly elected Prime Minister has done more in 18 months than Stephen Harper did in 10 years, quite frankly, when it comes to economic development and the creation of literally close to a trillion dollars of potential investment. That is what has taken place in the last 18 months. We can talk about the Pacific link. We can talk about LNG phase two. What is the member talking about—