Discussion · Government Orders
Maxime Blanchette-Joncas Bloc Québécois
“I oppose this bill. It lets the government permanently ignore laws for major projects. The government spent $40 billion on a pipeline without skipping environmental reviews, but now it claims it must skip those reviews for a new pipeline. That is dishonest.”
“Mr. Speaker, I just mentioned what a nice pass I got from my colleague, but this one is a slam dunk. I believe I summarized things quite well in my speech. The situation we are facing today is historic. First there was Bill C-5. That was the bill that allowed projects of national interest to be identified. Broadly speaking, the government, or even the minister, could bypass all laws, except the Criminal Code, for a period of five years. Then, people on the other side of the House realized that five years might not be enough, so they decided to introduce another bill to allow them to bypass laws permanently. I just gave an example. The Liberals managed to secure a pipeline using $40 billion of public funds without having to bypass environmental impact assessments. Now they want to secure a second pipeline and are trying to make us believe they need to bypass those assessments. Clearly, this is hypocrisy. They are trying to pull the wool over our eyes by claiming that, ultimately, they have our best interests at heart.”
Mr. Speaker, I just mentioned what a nice pass I got from my colleague, but this one is a slam dunk. I believe I summarized things quite well in my speech. The situation we are facing today is historic. First there was Bill C-5. That was the bill that allowed projects of national interest to be identified. Broadly speaking, the government, or even the minister, could bypass all laws, except the Criminal Code, for a period of five years. Then, people on the other side of the House realized that five years might not be enough, so they decided to introduce another bill to allow them to bypass laws permanently. I just gave an example. The Liberals managed to secure a pipeline using $40 billion of public funds without having to bypass environmental impact assessments. Now they want to secure a second pipeline and are trying to make us believe they need to bypass those assessments. Clearly, this is hypocrisy. They are trying to pull the wool over our eyes by claiming that, ultimately, they have our best interests at heart.