Discussion · Government Orders
Jean-Denis Garon Bloc Québécois
“I oppose this bill. It is meant to help oil projects avoid the rules, not build clean energy. Quebec already built hydro dams and wind farms without laws like this.”
“Madam Speaker, let us be honest, we have a Prime Minister who loves oil, who always wants more oil, and who wants to produce more oil. I wonder if he takes his cereal with oil for breakfast. That is what Bill C-39 is for: to facilitate projects like these and circumvent the law. We heard the member for Madawaska—Restigouche tell us we are mistaken and that the goal is to generate clean electricity. He says that is what it is for. I would like my colleague to explain how we in Quebec managed to build the La Grande-1 projects, namely the James Bay and La Romaine hydroelectric complexes and the wind farms. How did we build Quebec’s economy around renewable energy without legislation such as Bills C-5, C-15 and C-39? Did members know that when we heat our homes in Quebec, we use renewable energy? How come we have been able to do this, but our oil-loving Prime Minister has not?”
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This statement targeted a person rather than their actions or views: “our oil-loving Prime Minister”.
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Madam Speaker, let us be honest, we have a Prime Minister who loves oil, who always wants more oil, and who wants to produce more oil. I wonder if he takes his cereal with oil for breakfast. That is what Bill C-39 is for: to facilitate projects like these and circumvent the law. We heard the member for Madawaska—Restigouche tell us we are mistaken and that the goal is to generate clean electricity. He says that is what it is for. I would like my colleague to explain how we in Quebec managed to build the La Grande-1 projects, namely the James Bay and La Romaine hydroelectric complexes and the wind farms. How did we build Quebec’s economy around renewable energy without legislation such as Bills C-5, C-15 and C-39? Did members know that when we heat our homes in Quebec, we use renewable energy? How come we have been able to do this, but our oil-loving Prime Minister has not?