Discussion · Government Orders
Mario Simard Bloc Québécois
“I oppose this bill. Fast-tracking these projects does not give us control over our own resources. Foreign companies own our oil and gas, and the government is paying for their infrastructure instead of owning it.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my colleague to do a bit of research and take a look at the information that is out there. Where do our energy exports go? Who owns the gas and oil companies? I always find it amusing when Liberal colleagues talk about being masters in our own house. This has nothing to do with that. When Quebec decided to buy hydroelectric power to secure its future, that is when we became masters in our own house. The government is not buying our oil resources; it is leaving them in American hands and paying for the infrastructure. To me, that is being subservient in our own house, not being masters.”
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Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my colleague to do a bit of research and take a look at the information that is out there. Where do our energy exports go? Who owns the gas and oil companies? I always find it amusing when Liberal colleagues talk about being masters in our own house. This has nothing to do with that. When Quebec decided to buy hydroelectric power to secure its future, that is when we became masters in our own house. The government is not buying our oil resources; it is leaving them in American hands and paying for the infrastructure. To me, that is being subservient in our own house, not being masters.