Marcus Dubois speaks on C-22 at the first reading stage.

Noah Beaulieu speaks on C-22 at the first reading stage.

Elena Petrov speaks on C-22 at the first reading stage.

Jordan MacDonald speaks on C-22 at the second reading stage.

Elena Petrov speaks on C-22 at the second reading stage.

Noah Beaulieu speaks on C-22 at the second reading stage.

Mr, Speaker I think this bill is good

Well now, it’s mighty easy for my friend across the aisle to say this bill is good when you’re sitting in some downtown office tower far away from the oil field workers and small businesses in my district trying to keep the lights on this winter. While I'm all for cleaner energy, this rushed piece of legislation looks to me like another Ottawa party trick designed more to score headlines in the capital than to actually help a fisherman in Pouch Cove or a shopkeeper in St. John's transition their operations affordably. If we're going to talk about green transitions, we need to respect the livelihoods already on the ground here, not just pass another top-down mandate to satisfy the groupthink in the House.

Mr. Speaker, drill baby drill

My independent colleague is spot on, because another heavy-handed Ottawa mandate is the last thing hardworking Islanders and small business owners need right now when they're already drowning in red tape and high taxes. If the Liberals actually understood kitchen-table economics, they would realize you can't tax and spend your way to prosperity while ignoring the real-world costs borne by everyday taxpayers. Instead of dreaming up more intrusive federal schemes, Ottawa should step out of the way, cut the regulatory roadblocks, and let the private sector do what it does best—create real jobs and lasting growth.

Mr. Speaker, we shall build a pipeline from coast to coast to coast

Mr. Speaker, while my colleagues across the aisle endlessly posture for the oil lobby, Winnipeg South and communities across this country are already counting the mounting costs of climate inaction through devastating floods and heatwaves. Let's be entirely clear: half-measures and magical thinking about pipelines are a death sentence for our future, and we need a rapid, federally guaranteed just transition that locks in universal basic income and retraining for every single worker so no one is left behind in the shift away from fossil fuels.

Mr. Speaker, Darryl is a great MP

Mr. Speaker, having spent my career in management consulting before coming to this place, I’ve always believed that the most durable policy is crafted not by ideological grandstanding from either the left or the right, but through rigorous, evidence-based execution that respects the fiscal reality on the ground. That is why this bill relies on targeted tax credits and public-private partnerships rather than heavy-handed top-down mandates, ensuring we lower emissions while keeping energy affordable for families in Saint John and right across Atlantic Canada. If my honourable colleagues would look past the partisan talking points, they would see a pragmatic framework that balances our climate commitments with practical support for workers, and I would be more than happy to move a minor amendment to strengthen regional consultation if it helps bridge the gap.