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House Hansard - 84

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/22 2:51:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the same question as yesterday. We certainly recognize the current impact that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is having on global energy prices around the world. That is something that is of concern to all countries, all democratic countries. It is something that we are working actively on with our partners in the United States and in Europe to address. We have announced that we will be increasing oil and gas production by 300,000 barrels a day by the end of the year, alongside our American friends who are doing likewise. We are working to stabilize energy prices. Here at home, we are working to ensure affordability for Canadians on an ongoing basis.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/22 2:52:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from day one, this government has put affordability at the forefront. The opposition voted against middle-class tax cuts. They voted against the day care program to ensure affordability for Canadians. They have voted against affordability measures since 2015 and they continue to do so. Here we are working on practical solutions to address the energy crisis that is facing the world. We are working to ensure that we are increasing our production, working with our partners around the world to address this issue, to stabilize energy prices and to ensure affordability for Canadians going forward.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/22 2:53:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I understand the important role that energy workers play in this country. I have spent much of my time, since being appointed to this post, in Calgary working with the energy sector. I would actually suggest to my colleagues across the way that they perhaps meet with some of the energy sector workers to understand that they are focused, very much, on ensuring that we are doing what we need to do to address energy security issues, to address affordability issues and, yes, to fight climate change.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/22 2:55:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, certainly it is important that we are thinking about how we actually create good, economic prospects for people across this country and that we are creating jobs and economic opportunities. I was very pleased last week to launch the regional energy and natural resource tables, which are about building, on a province-by-province, territory-by-territory basis, a future that is going to create those jobs and economic opportunities in a manner that would actually drive growth and prosperity and in a manner that is consistent with meeting our moral obligation to our children to fight climate change. I certainly look forward to working with the energy sector as move forward in that direction.
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