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House Hansard - 319

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 28, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 319 - May/28/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 8:57:07 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is disappointing that the Conservatives would not recognize the opportunities that they are denying Atlantic Canada. We know that we are talking about the generation of potentially billions of dollars of future investment. We have Conservatives, in particular Conservative members of Parliament from Atlantic Canada, denying that we have premiers in Atlantic Canada, a Progressive Conservative premier and a Liberal premier, who are waiting for this legislation to pass, and then they pass mirroring legislation. Why is the Conservative Party of Canada today denying Atlantic Canada the opportunities that this legislation would provide?
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
Madam Speaker, that is an amusing question from the member for Winnipeg North. If we could hook up a windmill in front of him, his speaking time, I am sure, could power most of what the Liberals are proposing. No one believes the Liberals have any intention of helping resource-developing provinces. Whether it is Bill C-50, which is going to have the emission cap and punish Newfoundland as well, Bill C-69, the no-new-pipeline bill, or banning ships off the B.C. coast, the Liberals have zero believability when they say they are there for resource-producing provinces. It is no different in this bill.
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Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • May/28/24 8:58:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the interesting thing about the proposed bill and the member's speech is that, in addition to the four elements of the IAA being incorporated into it, it was introduced in June of last year, and within four weeks, the Newfoundland government was issuing tenders for exploration licences. They do that every summer, and every summer they get responses. Last year, after the bill was introduced, the “no-capital bill”, as I call it, there were zero applications in Newfoundland, and those applications went to the Gulf of Mexico. I know the member has a lot of experience with what the IAA can do to destroy energy projects out west. Does he think it is going to continue that trend that we saw last summer?
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
Madam Speaker, my hon. friend is right. Investors are looking at Bill C-49 and they are looking at Bill C-69. They see provisions in the bill before us that would give the very anti-resource Minister of Environment and the anti-resource Minister of Natural Resources power to arbitrarily kill projects, even after investors have invested billions. Who would invest billions into the country on any project knowing that at any time the same government that says it wants to phase out oil and gas can step in and kill a project on a whim for political gain? This issue is no different, and we will continue to see a lack of investment in Canada while we have the current government in power.
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Mr. Sean Casey (Charlottetown, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 9:00:33 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to hear from the member about the long-standing tradition of the Conservative Party of Canada standing against renewable energy in the Atlantic provinces. I represent Prince Edward Island. When I first ran in 2011, Stephen Harper was the prime minister. He repeatedly and steadfastly refused to invest in a third cable that would have allowed power to come from Point Lepreau in New Brunswick over to Prince Edward Island, a place that did not have its own resources except for wind. As soon as we came into power, we fixed that. Here we are, 14 years later, and the Conservative Party is upholding its tradition of opposition for renewable energy in Prince Edward Island. Could the member elaborate a bit on that rich tradition of the Conservative Party of Canada?
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Mr. Kelly McCauley
  • May/28/24 9:01:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I think we just have to look to the people of P.E.I. and ask whom they chose for their government. They threw out the provincial Liberal government and put in a Conservative government. We can look at Newfoundland. A Liberal riding last night held a by-election, and they went to the people and asked whom they trust on jobs. The Liberal vote dropped 50%. The Conservative vote went up to a point that Kim Jong-Un in North Korea would be envious of. The people decided, and they are deciding for the Conservatives.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/28/24 9:02:31 p.m.
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It being 9:02 p.m., pursuant to order made on Wednesday, May 27, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the bill now before the House. The question is on the amendment. If a member present in the House wishes that the amendment be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair. The hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/28/24 9:04:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we request a recorded vote, please.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/28/24 9:04:43 p.m.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, May 29, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
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Hon. Anita Anand (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • May/28/24 9:05:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I move: That this House do now adjourn.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • May/28/24 9:05:10 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Wednesday, February 28, the motion is deemed adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until Wednesday, May 29, at 2 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). I hope everybody has a great evening. (The House adjourned at 9:05 p.m.)
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