Discussion · Government Orders
Rhéal Éloi Fortin Bloc Québécois
“Could the money we spend on the oil industry be used instead for health care, seniors, and our other priorities?”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. As I have said before, the member for Mirabel’s speeches are always interesting. He knows a lot more about public finances than I do, so I always learn something when I listen to him. I thank him for his speech. That being said, I heard one thing in his speech that keeps coming up. I get the impression that the government could use the money it is spending on the oil sector to address many of the Bloc Québécois’s budget priorities and many of the Canadian government’s other problems. Did I understand correctly? Could what we spend on the oil sector really be used to support seniors and fund health care and all the other priorities?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. As I have said before, the member for Mirabel’s speeches are always interesting. He knows a lot more about public finances than I do, so I always learn something when I listen to him. I thank him for his speech. That being said, I heard one thing in his speech that keeps coming up. I get the impression that the government could use the money it is spending on the oil sector to address many of the Bloc Québécois’s budget priorities and many of the Canadian government’s other problems. Did I understand correctly? Could what we spend on the oil sector really be used to support seniors and fund health care and all the other priorities?