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Oil and Gas Industry

The topic was the government's plans to invest billions in oil and gas pipelines. During discussion, the Bloc accused the Liberals of being on a 'catastrophic collision course' with climate change by heavily investing in new pipelines, while the Liberals defended their approach and claimed Canada is seen as a world leader on climate change.

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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois
“I want to make the government look bad. I think spending on pipelines is bad. I think this plan spends too much money. I think it will hurt my riding. Are there no limits to how much you will spend on oil companies?”
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Patrick Bonin

Bloc Québécois
“The Liberals are bad. The Liberals like oil and gas. The Liberals are worse than the Conservatives. The Liberals don't care about the environment.”
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