Conservatives push for Canadian pipeline approval amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Canada's Conservatives pushed for approval of new natural gas pipelines on Thursday as a Russian war in Ukraine raged, arguing “energy is vital to Canadian defence and security.”

During a debate on a Conservative motion that ties condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin with approval of pipelines in Canada, NDP MP Charlie Angus accused the Tories of using a humanitarian crisis to promote “the pipedream of spending billions of taxpayers’ dollars on pipelines.”

Robert Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, said Putin’s actions in Ukraine “may amount to war crimes under international criminal law” and that Canada would join other countries in calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate.

However, he called the focus on pipelines a distraction and accused Conservatives of taking advantage, “like an opportunistic infection,” of a grave international crisis.

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[STEVEARABIA]

We keep ignoring the lessons we get harshly taught over and over again. We need to be more self sufficient and make things here. Buying oil from somewhere else does not make us greener just because we didn’t produce it.

[caroleighphillips]

WHY IS JUSTIN TRUDEAU WORRYING ABOUT ANOTHER COUNTRY AND NOT THE CANADIAN COUNTRY

[Patrick.investor]

Push for keystone pipeline, now is our chance. US and Canada buying Russian oil is not more green and we are paying indirectly to fund the atrocities being committed in Ukraine. We will become green, but it takes time. So the politicians with their self righteousness need to really be practical right now. Canada and US needs their oil reserves to counter any aggression, Cold War or Defending NATO allies. Without the strategic reserves, aggressive countries will be well fuelled and supplied with cheap oil, while we would be defenceless and disorganized. Pull it together, this is not the time for your head to be in the clouds. The world is not the same. We are in a Cold War.

[arnoldanderson]

God forbid, Canada should supply clean oil to ourselves and the rest of the countries that need it until the alternative is available.

[robdavidson]

a little late, we will get sky high gad prices now.
thank a liberal

[blakesellick]

Quebec doesn't want clean gas pipe lines but they don't mind dumping raw sewage into the rivers

[vancouversure]

Liberals energy policy has been ridiculous. Quebec stops western oil? Kick it out.

[mattboyko]

Oil production is going to be around a long time folks, it’s just a matter of who gets to make the money, currently our enemies get to make the money

[lunaslife]

Canada also needs to build more refineries and create more jobs.!!!

[jasonlarocque]

Maybe the NDP member should look into really why the Quebec doesn’t want the pipeline it’s because it would take money away the railroad sector from hauling it .and what is more greener piping it or running a number of trains to haul it.

[wmg]

Build the pipeline. Stop this stupidity

[alexiapucci]

Canada's oil imports from Saudi Arabia on the rise since 2014 (among other countries), and mostly coming in thru Bay Of Fundy. This is one of the main reasons the acting gov and NDP does not want a pipeline from the West to the East and cutting the Canadian resource sector down. It is time to start building the Canadian economy instead of building international economy's by paying them Billions for their oil and natural resources while Canada already has these clean-er resources. Also to add, it is sad what the Ukraine are going thru however you cannot ignore the consequences it has had contributed to. It is called multi tasking and continuing to address and solve as many outstanding issues as possible, that is what a responsible gov does. The NDP: 'we could of talked, we could of talked, " well talk then, NDPs/Liberals are out of touch on the affects the sanctions are adding to the existing down spiral Canadian economy, while the conservatives are trying to find solutions that this bad event had contributed. Thank you Conservatives for continuing to look after Canadians, Canadian economy, and Canadian security.

[davej]

Charlie we need become less dependent on other countries oil for our security moving

[TH-tlsy]

Interprovincial pipelines fall under federal domain. Quebec has no say. At least build it to Manitoba's Port of Churchill. Quebec imports foreign oil through Hudson Bay. Tanker it to Europe and across the Bay to Quebec and Maritimes if you're so concerned about buying Quebec votes. This isn't rocket science.

[consensualcode]

With the level of promising talent (local and from abroad) and resources I don't understand why Canada constantly tries to avoid to developing it's technology, energy, and transport sectors. It's like we are stuck in old time period.

[ianandrews]

I don't understand why we need a pipeline when the offshore rigs can produce 10 times more than they producing now. It's all a game.

[jackhandy]

Both the NDP and Liberals must go by this display of whatever you want to call it...

[chrismurray]

Angus just talks...no solution offered. Pathetic

[dorothyelniski]

What we have here is a failure to communicate. Every Nation must have Secure Borders, Energy Security and Food Security if it is to have a Secure Future, and an above Poverty Level Civilization. Before Oil and Gas, we burned coal, wood and buffalo chips. Whatever energy resources were locally available. The majority of the people in the world live in Energy Poverty. They use wood and charcoal for heating and cooking daily. India and China are examples of countries that live in Energy Poverty. Coal is their cheapest energy source, until recently. It is now cheaper for people in China to buy dried Corn Cobs to burn for heat than coal, which is being rationed as well. China also has a Food Crisis too. The Eco-Terrorists in B.C. fail to realize, that B.C.'s # 1 Export Product is COAL to China. When are the Eco-Terrorists going to start Protesting Against all of the RAW HUMAN SEWAGE that B.C. Ontario and Quebec dump into the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans EVERY DAY???

[lorraineokie]

Turn that Keystone Pipeline back on
USA -CANADA