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House Hansard - 220

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 220 - Sep/19/23
Mr. Mario Simard
  • Sep/19/23 11:44:19 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-49 
Madam Speaker, as I said at the beginning of my speech, respect for jurisdictions may not actually be an issue here. Given that the provincial premiers were willing parties to those discussions, I do not see this as an issue. While I do want everyone to bear in mind that natural resource development is under provincial jurisdiction, that is not an obstacle in this case. I would not say that the Bloc Québécois will never support this bill, but the reason we have trouble supporting it is that I get the sense that, once again, some people are trying to promote oil and gas development. They label it “clean energy”. In this particular case, the end goal is to promote the oil sector. The thing is, the goal should actually be to cut back on development. That is the problem with Bill C‑49.
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