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During question period on natural resources, the Bloc Québécois asked about public money for a proposed western oil pipeline, including reported spending to seek Indigenous community support, and asked that Quebec taxpayers’ money not go toward it, citing past spending on Trans Mountain and oil subsidies. It also criticized the government’s approval of a new gas pipeline expansion in western Canada and questioned its commitment to climate action. Liberal ministers responded by pointing to projects in Quebec, including a graphite mine, the Contrecoeur shipyard, mining and battery-sector investments, and the designation of the Port of Quebec as a first port of arrival, and said Canada would remain a leader in both conventional and renewable energy.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois
“The government wants to spend $10 billion of public money to convince Indigenous communities to support a new oil pipeline. I want the government to promise not to spend Quebeckers' money on this project.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are busy launching their new dirty oil pipeline project out west. Things may be buzzing in Ottawa, but it is crickets from developers. Nobody is interested. Who is going to pay, then? The answer is the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. Yesterday, he confirmed in committee that he wants to give $10 billion of taxpayer money to indigenous communities so that they will agree to participate in the project. The Liberals are trying to buy social licence with $10 billion in cheques. Will the Liberals back down and promise not to put Quebeckers’ money into their pipeline?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“Our plan helps Quebec and builds a strong Canada. We announced a new graphite mine and opened a shipyard that will create thousands of jobs, help our supply chains, and lower costs.”

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Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers will also benefit from our plan to build a very strong Canada. There was the announcement for a new graphite mine. We saw the opening of the Contrecoeur shipyard, a megaproject that will create thousands of jobs in the Montreal region, continue to fuel our supply chains and lower costs for Canadians. Quebeckers will be involved in re-energizing the Canadian economy, and we will continue to build a very strong Canada.

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Yves Perron

Bloc Québécois
“Quebec taxpayers have already spent billions on oil companies and the Trans Mountain pipeline. We will not pay for another oil pipeline. The government should spend our tax money on health care, fighting climate change, and dealing with American tariffs instead.”
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Mr. Speaker, when a member responds by talking about something else, it means he is bothered by the question. Quebeckers have already paid $34 billion for the Trans Mountain pipeline. We are already paying billions of dollars in subsidies to oil companies, even though those companies are making exorbitant profits because of the war in Iran. There is no way that we are going to pay for another dirty oil pipeline. Quebeckers want their money to be used to fight climate change, to counter Donald Trump’s tariffs and to fund health care. Basically, they want it to be used for anything other than saving oil companies money. When will the Liberals finally get the message?

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François-Philippe Champagne

Liberal
“We have done a lot for Quebec's mining and battery industries. Quebec is a world leader in mining and is ready to help build electric vehicles.”

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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague’s question, but I think he has forgotten everything that we have achieved. The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons just talked about projects that will move Quebec forward. It is important to know that Quebec is one of the world’s top mining countries, and Quebeckers are proud of that. Canada, together with Quebec, is one of the leading authorities in the mining industry, and now we have the Nouveau Monde Graphite project. Better still, Quebec has built a battery ecosystem. We will be at the cutting edge of technology when it comes to building EVs together. Quebeckers and Canadians are very proud of that.

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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois
“The government just approved a new gas pipeline project in western Canada. Instead of building clean energy, they are increasing our use of fossil fuels. I want to know why Liberal members let the Prime Minister back away from climate action.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals’ descent into an ecological abyss continues. This morning, they approved the expansion of yet another gas project in western Canada. They announced Sunrise, an Enbridge pipeline designed to export shale gas produced through hydraulic fracturing. Instead of developing clean energy and reducing dependence on dirty energy, like other countries are doing, Canada is using the war in Iran as an excuse to increase its reliance on gas. It is another giant step backward. Is there a limit to how much packpedalling on climate action the Liberals will tolerate from their Prime Minister?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“Canada will keep leading in both fossil fuels and clean energy, and we will keep building big projects. Today, the government named the Port of Quebec a first port of arrival, which will bring jobs to the region and the country.”

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Mr. Speaker, Canada will remain a leader in conventional energy and renewable energy. Canada will continue to build major projects that make us proud. I have an update. My colleague, the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement is currently in Quebec City announcing more big news for the people in the Quebec City region, namely the designation of the Port of Québec as a first port of arrival. We will continue to build and create jobs and opportunities for Quebeckers and for our entire great country.

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