Discussion · Government Orders
Claude Guay Liberal
“We are helping with costs now by cutting fuel taxes. For the long term, we need to sell our oil and gas to more countries. Right now, we sell to only one country, which forces us to sell at a discount.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is a very important question. That is exactly why the government is taking both short- and long-term measures. The short-term measures are all the affordability measures we have introduced. The gas and diesel tax cut is also a short-term measure, a short-term strategy. Regarding the long-term strategy, I would say that opening up our oil and gas exports to other countries will get us a price that is much closer to market value. Right now, we depend on a single customer, so Canadian exports are sold at a discount. That is because we have only one customer, only one country buying our oil.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, that is a very important question. That is exactly why the government is taking both short- and long-term measures. The short-term measures are all the affordability measures we have introduced. The gas and diesel tax cut is also a short-term measure, a short-term strategy. Regarding the long-term strategy, I would say that opening up our oil and gas exports to other countries will get us a price that is much closer to market value. Right now, we depend on a single customer, so Canadian exports are sold at a discount. That is because we have only one customer, only one country buying our oil.