“I'm going to ignore that spending question. Instead I am listing unrelated nice things we are doing to help many regions. I want you to like us for all these nice things we promise to do for you.”
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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.
“I want the other speaker to be proud of Canada's climate reputation. I want his support. I'm mentioning international meetings to sound good.”