Mario Simard

Leader of the Opposition Madam Speaker, I was actually saying that I am coming around on the. I do not think that the Conservatives are opposed to developing the oil and gas sector; far from it. However, they must be clear-eyed enough to see that it is not right for us, collectively, to take on infrastructure risks when the oil and gas companies are making record profits. In July, Cenovus posted [more]

Madam Speaker, the government is so out of touch. When we look at the number of jobs in each economic sector, the forestry sector ranks first. There are more jobs in Canada's forestry sector than in the energy sector and the auto sector. What is the government doing to support this sector? Absolutely nothing. Some of the forestry companies in my riding are still waiting for the federal [more]

Madam Speaker, I have occasionally spoken harshly of the leader of the official opposition in the past, but I am beginning to see him in a new light. I find what he has to say very interesting, and I quite like today's motion. This government has indeed been in power for 11 years. The cost of living situation is atrocious, and so is access to home ownership, as the leader of the official [more]

Madam Speaker, I just listened to my colleague's response. I wonder if he is aware that the Auditor General released a report on the excise tax today. In it, she pointed out what everyone understands: The wealthy benefit the most. I realize, as he correctly pointed out, that we need targeted measures for farmers and truckers. Their livelihoods must not be jeopardized by the rising cost of diesel [more]

Madam Speaker, it is always a bit daunting to rise after my colleague from Joliette, not only because he always does his research, but because people often mix us up. Could it be because of the names Joliette and Jonquière? I do not know. Maybe it is the beard. In any case, there is one easy trick for telling us apart: The member for Joliette has long hair and he is a communist, which I am not. [more]

Madam Speaker, what good does it do the provinces to spend $34 billion on a pipeline and now to invest another $43 billion in a new pipeline? Does it generate such fabulous revenues that the provinces end up swimming in economic benefits? Definitely not. Winnipeg North The people raking in the profits today are the oil and gas companies. Why are they unwilling to pay for their own [more]

Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.

Halifax Madam Speaker, earlier, we were talking about infrastructure to promote international trade. I pointed out to my colleague fromthat division 3 accelerates pipeline construction. If we take a closer look at where our oil exports go, we see that most of them go to the United States. In fact, 91% of our oil exports go to the United States. The government is scrapping environmental laws so [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. At the beginning of my speech, I asked who will benefit from this legislation. It is certainly not the workers. Worse still, as I have said, we experienced first-hand what happens when an oil and gas project is turned down. That is what happened in Quebec with GNL Québec. When the Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement said no to GNL [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have been telling us all evening that we might need to reduce the impact of regulatory constraints to promote trade corridors and infrastructure projects. However, the only infrastructure project they have mentioned so far is a pipeline that would cost at least $44 billion. I am sure my colleague can tell us everything we could do with $44 billion to help people who are [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I cannot fathom why. I cannot understand why the, who is supposedly a genius when it comes to international trade, fails to grasp the fact that we do not collectively own oil resources; we exploit them primarily for the benefit and profit of Americans. I do not understand why the government is putting all our eggs in the oil sector basket at a time when our [more]

Mr. Speaker, what a great evening we are having. C‑39 I have a question in mind that we may not have addressed in our debates. We have indicated that we will be voting against the bill, but I think there is an important question to consider regarding Bill. Who benefits from this legislation? According to the bill's title, it aims to strengthen the economy. Does the bill achieve its objective? [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my colleague to do a bit of research and take a look at the information that is out there. Where do our energy exports go? Who owns the gas and oil companies? I always find it amusing when Liberal colleagues talk about being masters in our own house. This has nothing to do with that. When Quebec decided to buy hydroelectric power to secure its future, that is when [more]

Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to my colleague. Her notes were very well prepared, but I wonder if she is aware that division 3 of this bill will dramatically accelerate pipeline construction. I would like to know if she is aware that 91% of our oil exports go directly to the United States. We are told it is in the public interest to build pipelines, but that only serves the interests of [more]

Halifax Guelph Madam Speaker, I hope to have better luck with the minister than I did with his two colleagues, the member forand the member for. I asked them earlier how fast-tracking the Pacific link pipeline was going to help us sell more oil to other countries. His colleague from Guelph told me that there would potentially be customers in Europe and Asia, which is completely false. I would [more]

Mirabel Mr. Speaker, we need to look at the targeted measures my colleague frommentioned earlier. However, the government has yet to carry out an analysis. By introducing blanket measures and scrapping all taxes on diesel and gas, it is propping up the oil and gas companies. We must support the people, we must take a step back, and, above all, we must ensure that this type of measure does not [more]