“The oil tanker ban protects the north coast, and it has existed in some form since the 1980s. At the same time, oil and gas production is at a record high, we have a pipeline to the west coast, and jobs are up by 62,000 in Calgary this year.”

“Madam Speaker, the tanker ban, while enshrined in law under the Trudeau government, of course has existed on a voluntary basis since the 1980s under Mulroney, Campbell, Chrétien, Martin and Harper, and continues to be a cornerstone of protecting the north coast. We are seeing record production in oil and gas. We have a west coast pipeline because we have come to a place of agreement through memorandums of understanding with British Columbia and Alberta. In the member’s region of Calgary, which is also my region, jobs are up 62,000 this year.”

“Our record is strong. This year brought 62,000 jobs, record oil and diesel production, lower housing costs in Calgary, and support for renewable energy. We achieved this by working together and finding balance.”

“Madam Speaker, with great respect to my colleague, 62,000 jobs this year sounds like an awful lot of action to me. That is also combined with record oil production and record diesel production. We are also seeing rents and housing prices go down in Calgary. We have done that by finding a balance and working together. That is also supporting renewable energy in Calgary, a centre of all energy production. I am happy to stand by the record and inform the colleague and his constituents about it.”

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