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Question period exchange about building a pipeline to the west coast. Conservatives asked when construction would start, saying the Prime Minister called the pipeline likely but that no plan, proponent, or dates exist, and that the government rather than the Americans is blocking it. Liberals pointed to the trade war and $1.5 billion in support for steel, aluminum, and copper workers, and said pipelines have been approved and are being built, with a new Alberta proposal expected by July 1.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Tim Uppal

Conservative

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“The Prime Minister said a new pipeline is likely, but there is no plan for it. I want the government to tell us the date when construction will start.”

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    “Despite the illusions with the Liberal Prime Minister.”

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Mr. Speaker, despite the illusions with the Prime Minister, it’s more cost, more blocking our resources and more of the same because he is just another Liberal. The Prime Minister said a pipeline was “more probable than possible”, but there is no proponent, no start date, no completion date and no route. There is no plan. If the Prime Minister wants Canadians to believe he is not just another Liberal, will the government tell us on what date construction will start on this new pipeline? We would like just the date, please.

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Mélanie Joly

Liberal
“Canada is in a trade war that puts jobs at risk. We just announced $1.5 billion to support steel, aluminum, and copper workers and other workers across the country.”

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Mr. Speaker, my colleague in charge of natural resources will be able to answer that question. What I can add to that is that the Conservatives, in all their questions, always forget something that all Canadians know, which is that we are in a trade war. A lot of workers’ jobs are at stake, and that is exactly why today we announced $1 billion through the BDC to help our steel, aluminum and copper workers, and it is also why we announced $500 million to support workers across the country. We have been there since the beginning of the trade war, and we will continue to be there.

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Tim Uppal

Conservative
“The government is the reason a new pipeline to the west coast is blocked, not the Americans. The Prime Minister has not cut taxes on resource projects or started building any new ones. When will construction actually start on the new pipeline?”
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Mr. Speaker, it is not the Americans who are blocking a pipeline to the west coast. It is the government. The biggest barrier we are facing within the industry is the Liberal government. The Prime Minister has not reversed a single Liberal antidevelopment law, reduced a single tax on our resource industries or delivered a single shovel in the ground on a new project from his Major Projects Office. It is more of the same because he is just another Liberal. They said that they would move at unimaginable speeds, so on what date will construction start on the new pipeline?

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Tim Hodgson

Liberal
“The opposition would know pipelines are being built if they talked to the companies involved. We approved the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline, and companies are building that one and another one. Alberta is also bringing forward a new proposal by July 1.”

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Mr. Speaker, if instead of working on their social media clips, they actually spent some time talking to proponents, they would understand that we approved the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline, and Pembina is building a pipeline. They would understand that Enbridge approved the Sunrise pipeline and is building a pipeline. Also, if they actually talked to the Government of Alberta, they would understand that Alberta is coming forward with a proposal by July 1.

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