“We're trying to balance the environment and the economy. We'll keep producing oil and gas, but we say it will get cleaner over time.”
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Oil and Gas Industry
A debate on oil and gas pipelines where the Bloc Québécois opposed new pipelines, citing environmental groups and concerns, while the Liberals argued for balancing the economy and environment, noting the importance of natural resource development. The Bloc accused the Liberals of repeating the expensive Trans Mountain pipeline project.
“The Bloc can't walk and chew gum at the same time. We Liberals think we can develop oil and fight climate change at the same time. I want you to believe that we know what we're doing.”