“The Prime Minister promised to buy Canadian, but work for a major energy project is going overseas. Canadian steel companies say they can do this work, but no one asked them. I want to know if the government talked to Canadian companies before this work went to other countries.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised to build Canadian and buy Canadian. Now, LNG Canada phase two is a massive private sector investment, but the inputs for the facility portion are not coming from Canada. Canadian steel fabricators say that they have the capacity to supply significant portions of this project, but they were not consulted. Before billions of dollars of fabrication went overseas, did anyone in the Liberal government actually ask Canadian industry stakeholders what they could build here at home?”

“The government did not answer my question. Canadian companies say they could build a large part of this natural gas facility, but no one consulted them. The Prime Minister says he supports buying Canadian. Who decided that Canadian industry could not do this work?”

“Mr. Speaker, that was not the question. Canadian steel and pipelines do not answer why Canadian companies were not consulted about the fabrication of the LNG facility itself. It is out of touch to point to steel used somewhere else in the project while ignoring Canadian fabricators who say that they can have a substantial portion of this work completed here in Canada. The Prime Minister talks about “buy Canadian”, but Canadian companies apparently were not even consulted. Therefore, who determined Canadian industry could not complete the work? Was it LNG Canada, the Liberal government or nobody because no one even bothered to ask?”

“The Prime Minister tells people to buy Canadian, but his government gives 50% more contracts to American companies. Major projects are using foreign steel instead of Canadian steel. I want the government to support Canadian workers and make sure projects use our own steel.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister tells Canadians to buy Canadian, but government contracts to American companies have increased by 50% since he took office. Now, LNG Canada plans to use foreign steel for its expansion, while Canadian steel companies say they can do the work. Canadian steelworkers need jobs. The Liberals give slogans, all talk and no results. Conservatives are fighting for lumber workers. Conservatives are fighting for auto workers. Conservatives will continue to fight for the steelworkers of Canada. When will this Prime Minister?”