Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2021-02-25 18:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen\u2019s Privy Council for Canada and to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Kevin Lamoureux (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du pr\u00e9sident du Conseil priv\u00e9 de la Reine pour le Canada et du leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre des communes, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6515705\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, being from the Prairies, I spent a few years in Regina and still have family who call Regina home. I am very much sensitive to what happens in Regina. In fact, my brother was the leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party for a few years. We had many different types of discussions about how important Saskatchewan and different sectors of the economy are, and we are very much concerned in the government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515706\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member talks about putting aside COVID. Yes, the pandemic has had a very significant impact on the industry, but about one-third of those employed in the natural resource sectors were able to access the wage subsidy program. Literally hundreds if not thousands of jobs were saved because of some of the programs, but he wants me to shy away from the pandemic. I can respect that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515707\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member made reference to pipelines and anticipated what I might say, so let me change things around. In the projects he is referencing, pipelines were not actually built to take our resources to the coast. That did not happen under Stephen Harper in his 10 years. That is happening under this administration. It got to a point where we even purchased a pipeline to ensure it was going to happen. There were lots of complications in regard to it, but we have to take into consideration environmental issues, indigenous issues and the different stakeholders.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515708\" data-originallang=\"en\">We need a process in place that enables us to move the industry forward. I believe we have done this in a very responsible fashion. We are not just looking to export to the United States, for example. Everything Harper put down was for getting more oil there. I think 99% was going to the States prior to when Harper became the prime minister, and when he left it was the same percentage.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515709\" data-originallang=\"en\">We need to look at ways to support the industry while respecting the importance of the environment and zero emissions. As I was commenting earlier today, the leadership coming from our energy sector regarding zero emissions is significant. I would argue that we are the best in the world in the ways we are improving upon our energy sector. We are second to no other country. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515710\" data-originallang=\"en\">At the same time, the Canadian steel and aluminum industries are vital to our economy and provide employment in our communities across the country. In 2019, Canadian steel employed over 25,000 workers and contributed $3.8 billion to Canada's economy. In that same year, the Canadian aluminum industry employed approximately 10,000 workers and contributed $3.1 billion to our economy.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515711\" data-originallang=\"en\">We understand these are not just numbers. They represent families and communities that depend on these industries. Our government has, and always will, stand with Canadian workers and protect their interests.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6515705\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, comme je viens des Prairies, j'ai pass\u00e9 quelques ann\u00e9es \u00e0 Regina, et j'ai encore de la famille qui y vit. Je me pr\u00e9occupe beaucoup de ce qui se passe \u00e0 Regina. En fait, mon fr\u00e8re a \u00e9t\u00e9 chef du Parti lib\u00e9ral de la Saskatchewan pendant quelques ann\u00e9es. Nous avons eu diverses discussions sur l'importance de la Saskatchewan et des diff\u00e9rents secteurs de l'\u00e9conomie. Le gouvernement se soucie vraiment des habitants de Regina.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515706\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 dit qu'il faut mettre la COVID-19 de c\u00f4t\u00e9. Certes, la pand\u00e9mie a une incidence tr\u00e8s importante sur l'industrie, mais environ le tiers des travailleurs du secteur des ressources naturelles ont pu se pr\u00e9valoir du programme de subvention salariale. Litt\u00e9ralement des centaines, voire des milliers d'emplois ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sauv\u00e9s gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 certains programmes, mais le d\u00e9put\u00e9 souhaite que je mette la pand\u00e9mie de c\u00f4t\u00e9. Je respecte ce qu'il dit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515707\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a parl\u00e9 des pipelines et a anticip\u00e9 ce que serait ma r\u00e9ponse, laissez-moi pr\u00e9senter les choses autrement. Dans les projets dont il a parl\u00e9, les pipelines n'\u00e9taient pas vraiment construits dans le but d'acheminer le p\u00e9trole canadien jusqu'\u00e0 la c\u00f4te. Ce n'est jamais arriv\u00e9 pendant les 10 ann\u00e9es que Stephen Harper a \u00e9t\u00e9 au pouvoir, mais c'est ce qui se passe depuis notre entr\u00e9e en fonction. Le gouvernement a m\u00eame \u00e9t\u00e9 jusqu'\u00e0 faire l'achat d'un ol\u00e9oduc pour que ce soit possible. Il y a eu pas mal d'emb\u00fbches, mais il faut tenir compte des enjeux li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'environnement et des enjeux qui concernent les Autochtones et les diff\u00e9rents intervenants. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515708\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il faut mettre en place un processus qui nous permettra de faire progresser l'industrie. Je crois que nous l'avons fait d'une fa\u00e7on tr\u00e8s responsable. Par exemple, notre objectif ne consiste pas \u00e0 r\u00e9server nos exportations aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Tout ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait par Stephen Harper visait l'augmentation des exportations de p\u00e9trole vers le sud de la fronti\u00e8re. Je crois que 99 % du p\u00e9trole canadien \u00e9taient export\u00e9s aux \u00c9tats-Unis au moment o\u00f9 Stephen Harper a \u00e9t\u00e9 port\u00e9 au pouvoir et, \u00e0 son d\u00e9part, ce pourcentage n'avait pas chang\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515709\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il faut trouver des moyens de soutenir l'industrie tout en reconnaissant l'importance de l'environnement et de l'objectif de carboneutralit\u00e9. Comme je l'ai mentionn\u00e9 plus t\u00f4t, le leadership dont fait preuve le secteur de l'\u00e9nergie dans ce dossier est remarquable. Je dirais m\u00eame que le Canada est un chef de file mondial quant \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration de son secteur \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique. Aucun pays ne fait mieux que lui. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515710\" data-originallang=\"en\">En m\u00eame temps, les industries de l'acier et de l'aluminium sont vitales pour l'\u00e9conomie canadienne et elles g\u00e9n\u00e8rent des emplois dans des collectivit\u00e9s de tout le pays. En 2019, l'industrie sid\u00e9rurgique canadienne employait plus de 25 000 travailleurs et contribuait \u00e0 l'\u00e9conomie \u00e0 hauteur de 3,8 milliards de dollars. La m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, l'industrie canadienne de l'aluminium employait environ 10 000 travailleurs et rapportait 3,1 milliards de dollars \u00e0 l'\u00e9conomie du pays. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6515711\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous r\u00e9alisons que ces chiffres ne disent pas tout. Il y a derri\u00e8re eux des familles et des collectivit\u00e9s qui d\u00e9pendent de ces industries. Le gouvernement a toujours d\u00e9fendu les travailleurs canadiens et leurs int\u00e9r\u00eats et il continuera toujours de le faire. </p>"
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    "url": "/debates/2021/2/25/kevin-lamoureux-16/",
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    "source_id": "11158424",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
        "fr": "Motion D'Ajournement"
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    "h2": {
        "en": "International Trade",
        "fr": ""
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