The Economy

During question period on the economy, members discussed major national projects and the government’s Building Canada Strong Act, which changes review processes to speed up project approvals. Liberal minister Mark Carney pointed to the bill and highlighted the Churchill Falls hydro project as a clean energy investment benefiting Quebec and all Canadians. Bloc Québécois member Christine Normandin objected to Quebeckers paying for a pipeline, argued the country’s priorities should instead include climate action, protection from web giants, and support for forestry, and said the Prime Minister should not be able to place projects above the law.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Christine Normandin, Saint-Jean

Bloc Québécois
“Making people in Quebec pay for a pipeline is not in the country's best interest. Canada should focus on fighting climate change, protecting our culture from big internet companies, and supporting our forestry workers. The Prime Minister should not get to decide on his own what is good for the country and put his projects above the law.”
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Mr. Speaker, making Quebeckers pay for a pipeline is not in the national interest. Things that we do believe are in Canada’s national interest are things like tackling climate change, protecting our culture from the web giants and supporting our forestry industry and our processors in the face of the tariffs. We also believe that it is not up to the Prime Minister alone to define what is in the national interest. Who does the Prime Minister think he is, to place his projects—which he chooses all by himself, in his office and according to his own personal definition of the national interest—above the law?

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