Discussion · Oral Questions
Joël Lightbound Liberal
“This bill encourages employers and unions to make deals together. It also helps get major projects built across the country. The opposition leader was wrong to dismiss the Churchill Falls project, which Hydro-Québec calls the biggest renewable energy project in North America.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for my opposition colleague, and I thank her for her question. However, that is not our vision at all. What we are trying to do is encourage the parties to reach an agreement, because we believe that the best agreement is always the one that is reached at the bargaining table. That is our aim here. The objective of Bill C‑39 is to get major projects built across the country. I want to point out that the last time we were in the House, the member’s leader mocked the project in Churchill Falls, saying that our major project was in Newfoundland and Labrador, as though the Churchill Falls project would have no impact whatsoever on Quebec. That is a very narrow-minded view that I find quite baffling. To quote the CEO of Hydro-Québec, Churchill Falls is the largest renewable energy project in North America. Prosperity—”
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Mr. Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for my opposition colleague, and I thank her for her question. However, that is not our vision at all. What we are trying to do is encourage the parties to reach an agreement, because we believe that the best agreement is always the one that is reached at the bargaining table. That is our aim here. The objective of Bill C‑39 is to get major projects built across the country. I want to point out that the last time we were in the House, the member’s leader mocked the project in Churchill Falls, saying that our major project was in Newfoundland and Labrador, as though the Churchill Falls project would have no impact whatsoever on Quebec. That is a very narrow-minded view that I find quite baffling. To quote the CEO of Hydro-Québec, Churchill Falls is the largest renewable energy project in North America. Prosperity—