“I am offended that the energy minister did not show enough concern about an oil spill. He should show more concern. I want him to change his answer. Also, there are more spills than just this one. I want the government to take environmental accidents more seriously.”
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An adjournment debate where the Green MP expressed concern about environmental contamination from oil sands projects, pointing out rights violations and insufficient government response. The Liberal MP thanked the Green MP for her advocacy, said the government takes the issues seriously, and mentioned existing compliance regimes and penalties. Despite the serious environmental issues raised, much of the discussion focused on thanking each other and mentioning past work rather than concrete solutions.
“I asked about this before. The government keeps saying they're working on it. But they've known about this problem for over ten years. A scientist named David Schindler told them about it. The tailings ponds are leaking. The containment system doesn't work. It's a sieve. Imperial Oil didn't tell anyone when it happened. They just pumped the water back into the leaky container. I was at the hearings where this project got approved. They were supposed to protect people and the environment. But the government never did anything. When will they start?”
“First Nations people have rights. They should get more money.”