43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée22 juin 2021432-00948432-00948 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC11 mai 202122 juin 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness. The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée21 juin 2021432-00923432-00923 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC6 mai 202121 juin 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness. The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée9 juin 2021432-00879432-00879 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)PaulManlyNanaimo—LadysmithParti vertBC26 avril 20219 juin 20215 novembre 2018PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness. The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée9 juin 2021432-00875432-00875 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC26 avril 20219 juin 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness. The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée31 mai 2021432-00824432-00824 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC16 avril 202131 mai 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness. The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée12 avril 2021432-00546432-00546 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)GregMcLeanCalgary-CentreConservateurAB23 février 202112 avril 202115 février 2021Pétition à la Chambre des communesNous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, attirons l’attention de la Chambre des communes sur ce qui suit :Attendu que les producteurs canadiens de pétrole et de gaz sont des chefs de file mondiaux dans le domaine de l’environnement; Attendu que la production de pétrole canadien répond aux plus hautes normes environnementales au monde, et que le gouvernement doit prendre acte des efforts de pionnier de l’industrie. Attendu que les producteurs des sables bitumineux ont réduit l’intensité de GES de 28 % de 2000 à 2017. Attendu que les hydrocarbures sont le premier produit d’exportation du Canada et le plus grand investisseur privé dans l’économie canadienne, comptant pour 5,4 % du PIB du Canada. Attendu que les producteurs des sables bitumineux ont dépensé 13 milliards de dollars auprès d’entreprises autochtones depuis 2012, y compris 2,1 milliards de dollars en 2018, un montant sans précédent. Attendu que le projet d’agrandissement du réseau de Trans Mountain a créé près de 8 000 emplois et contribué pour 76 millions de dollars en impôt sur le revenu des particuliers, impôt des sociétés et taxe de vente. Au plus fort de l’activité, le projet emploiera 17 050 travailleurs canadiens. Attendu que l’agrandissement du réseau de Trans Mountain se fait attendre pour acheminer nos ressources vers les marchés. L’incertitude persistante entourant la capacité du Canada d’acheminer ses produits énergétiques jusqu’aux côtes mine la confiance mondiale dans le secteur canadien de l’énergie. Attendu que l’Institut Fraser estime que le Canada perd 16 milliards de dollars par année faute d’avoir accès à des marchés diversifiés pour son pétrole. De plus, le directeur parlementaire du budget indique que le projet d’agrandissement du réseau de Trans Mountain atténuera cette perte de 6 milliards de dollars par année. Attendu que les pipelines sont le moyen de transport le plus sûr et le plus propre du pétrole et du gaz;Par conséquent, nous soussignés, citoyens et résidents du Canada, prions le gouvernement du Canada d’accélérer l’agrandissement du réseau de pipelines de Trans Mountain.
Response by the Minister of Natural ResourcesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Marc G. SerréThe Government of Canada thanks the petitioners for expressing their views regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project.The government recognizes that TMX is in the public interest and is important to Canada’s economic future. It will help producers find new markets beyond the United States, and in the process get a fair price for their petroleum products. It will also create or support good, middle-class jobs in Canada. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has demonstrated that investment in oil and gas projects is part of the rapid clean energy transition, and supports Canada’s climate change goals.Construction has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic, in full compliance with public health orders and directives. All necessary health and safety measures are in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among workers and communities. Construction is well underway across British Columbia and Alberta, creating 7,300 middle-class jobs -- including nearly 1,000 for Indigenous workers. As of February 23, 2021, approximately 120 kilometres of new pipeline have been installed since the Government of Canada’s approval of TMX. The projected in-service date is December 31, 2022.The government remains committed to ensuring the project proceeds towards completion, while ensuring that the work meets all engineering, safety and environmental requirements. The Government of Canada will collaborate with all levels of government, Indigenous communities and the Trans Mountain Corporation to ensure that all necessary permits and regulatory authorizations are in place. To date, the Government of Canada and the governments of British Columbia and Alberta have issued approximately 90 percent of all necessary federal and provincial permits needed to allow construction to move towards completion in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about the importance of the oil and gas sector to the Canadian economy as well as views on expediting the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.
Pétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée22 mars 2021432-00481432-00481 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)LaurelCollinsVictoriaNPDBC4 février 202122 mars 202128 janvier 2021Pétition au gouvernement du Canada ATTENDU QUE :
  • La COVID-19 a entraîné un ralentissement prolongé des marchés du pétrole. Les agences de prévision annoncent la fin de la croissance de la demande en pétrole, nombre de pays effectuant la transition vers les énergies propres et les grandes pétrolières faisant passer aux pertes et profits leurs investissements dans les sables bitumineux.
  • Le coût du Projet d’expansion du pipeline de Trans Mountain (TMX) a plus que doublé, passant à 12,6 milliards de dollars. Compte tenu des retards de construction, la facture totale pourrait être beaucoup plus élevée, et ce sont les contribuables canadiens qui paieront la note.
  • Dans une lettre au gouvernement fédéral, plus de 100 économistes et spécialistes de la politique énergétique canadiens ont mis en doute la viabilité économique du projet TMX et ont demandé à la ministre des Finances de reporter toutes nouvelles dépenses, qui mettraient en péril l’argent des contribuables canadiens.
  • Le gouvernement fédéral a acheté le pipeline de Trans Mountain après que le secteur privé s’est retiré du projet en raison de risques financiers.
  • En septembre 2020, seulement 5,25 % du pipeline avaient été installés sur le tracé du projet TMX, alors que des milliards de dollars restent à dépenser et pourraient être réaffectés. D’autres projets de pipeline déjà en cours au Canada répondront aux besoins futurs associés au projet TMX subventionné par le gouvernement fédéral.
  • Des investissements ambitieux dans l’économie propre sont requis afin de respecter les engagements climatiques du Canada en vertu de l’Accord de Paris, et de créer des emplois dont ont grandement besoin les secteurs durement touchés par la pandémie et le ralentissement de l’industrie pétrolière.
  • Il n’y a pas de place pour le projet Trans Mountain dans la reprise verte que le gouvernement a adoptée pour relancer l’économie après la COVID-19. Des investissements publics doivent plutôt être faits dans l’établissement d’une économie résiliente à faibles émissions de carbone, pour faire face à la double crise économique et climatique.
PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous, soussignés, résidents du Canada, prions le gouvernement du Canada de reporter toutes dépenses supplémentaires relatives au projet de Trans Mountain jusqu’à ce qu’ait été effectuée une analyse coûts-avantages tenant compte des changements qu’ont subi l’économie et les marchés depuis la COVID-19, et d’accorder la priorité aux investissements dans les énergies propres dès maintenant.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada making additional investments in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts.Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022.Once TMEP enters into service, TMC expects to earn tolls that more than cover the cost of constructing the TMEP. These tolls are underwritten by long-term agreements with shippers for 80 per cent of TMEP’s capacity for 15 and 20 years. The final toll charged to shippers will be determined only after the TMEP enters into service based on the final construction cost.Trans Mountain’s experience with the current pipeline system also demonstrates the robust demand for export capacity to tidewater. Since the onset of the global pandemic in March 2020 and a corresponding collapse in oil demand, the Trans Mountain pipeline continued to be fully utilized while other pipelines struggle with demand.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
COVID-19Dépenses publiquesPandémiesPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée11 mars 2021432-00440432-00440 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC26 janvier 202111 mars 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée25 janvier 2021432-00334432-00334 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC3 décembre 202025 janvier 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée25 janvier 2021432-00295432-00295 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC26 novembre 202025 janvier 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée25 janvier 2021432-00250432-00250 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC20 novembre 202025 janvier 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée25 janvier 2021432-00379432-00379 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC9 décembre 202025 janvier 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée25 janvier 2021432-00205432-00205 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC4 novembre 202025 janvier 20213 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project. In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée23 novembre 2020432-00101432-00101 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC8 octobre 202023 novembre 202031 janvier 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project.  In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée24 septembre 2020431-00254431-00254 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC15 juin 202024 septembre 20203 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project.  In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée24 septembre 2020431-00256431-00256 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)JennyKwanVancouver-EstNPDBC15 juin 202024 septembre 202028 février 2020Pétition au gouvernement du CanadaNous, soussignés, résidents du Canada, attirons l’attention de la Chambre des communes sur ce qui suit : ATTENDU QUE
  • Kinder Morgan compte construire un nouveau pipeline de pétrole brut lourd de l’Alberta à la Colombie-Britannique – triplant ainsi la capacité du réseau Trans Mountain en Colombie-Britannique à 890 000 barils par jour;
  • Ce nouveau pipeline compte un risque environnemental et économique énorme, mais aucun avantage important pour la Colombie-Britannique ou les résidents locaux;
  • Environ 40 000 barils de pétrole se sont déversés de l’actuel pipeline Kinder Morgan, y compris deux déversements majeurs à Burnaby depuis 2007;
  • Kinder Morgan estime que ce nouveau pipeline créera seulement 50 emplois permanents à plein temps et a déclaré qu’il pourrait être construit par des travailleurs d’ailleurs que la Colombie-Britannique;
  • Il n’existe à ce jour aucune technologie scientifique pour nettoyer le bitume en cas de déversement;
  • Kinder Morgan a prétendu dans sa demande à l’Office national de l’énergie que les déversements de pétrole pouvaient avoir des retombées économiques positives, puisque les interventions en cas de déversement et le nettoyage créent des possibilités d’affaires et d’emploi;
  • Le pétrole transporté par son nouveau pétrole ne sera pas raffiné en Colombie-Britannique, vendu à des consommateurs locaux, ni utilisé pour répondre aux besoins énergétiques du Canada, mais qu’il sera plutôt expédié par pétroliers vers des marchés étrangers;
  • Ces exportations de pétrole brut augmenteront le nombre de pétroliers à Burrard Inlet pour le faire passer de huit à 34 par mois, mettant ainsi en danger nos voies navigables et les industries qui en dépendent;
  • Ce nouveau pipeline traversera des régions urbaines densément peuplées, des quartiers résidentiels et les territoires traditionnels de 15 Premières Nations;
  • Les gouvernements libéral et conservateur ont compromis le processus d’examen de l’Office national de l’énergie, empêchant injustement de nombreux résidents de la Colombie-Britannique d’exprimer leurs préoccupations;
  • Trudeau a trahi les Canadiens en approuvant le projet de prolongement de Kinder Morgan dans les pas de Stephen Harper.
PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous prions le gouvernement du Canada d’agir immédiatement pour empêcher la construction de nouveau pipeline de pétrole en Colombie-Britannique.
Response by the Minister of Natural ResourcesSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Paul LefebvreThe Government of Canada thanks the petitioners for expressing their views regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project.On June 18, 2019, the government approved the TMX project based – in part – on the strong environmental protections that were already in place, as well as those required through the 156 conditions and 16 recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board (now the Canada Energy Regulator). In addition, the potential impact of the TMX project will be further mitigated through other significant efforts such as the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan (OPP), as well as the Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.The government’s approval of the project was also informed by and based on a comprehensive Crown consultation and engagement process with Indigenous peoples and communities potentially affected by the pipeline and marine terminal. These consultations included meaningful two-way dialogue and led to new accommodation measures and conditions to address potential impacts, Section 35 rights and community concerns. This process has since been upheld by the courts.Canada will continue to engage with Indigenous communities at each and every step of the project in the months and years to come.Actions to support strong environmental protection and advance collaboration with Indigenous groups include:
  • Developing eight accommodation measures that focus on:
    • Strengthening Canada’s long-term relationships with Indigenous groups;
    • Enhancing marine safety;
    • Expanding spill prevention and response capacity;
    • Addressing the cumulative effects of the Project, on both land and water;
    • Protecting fish and fish habitat;
    • Minimizing the impacts of vessel noise on the Southern Resident Killer Whale; and
    • Studying the long-term impacts of the Project on the land.
  • Of note, the Salish Sea Initiative is a long-term investment strategy to support eligible First Nations in monitoring and evaluating the impacts of human activities on local marine ecosystems. This accommodation measure responds to concerns about cumulative effects from increased marine shipping. It aims to increase administrative, scientific, technical and monitoring capacity within local First Nations, and empower them to undertake stewardship activities.
  • Implementing the National Energy Board’s 16 recommendations will also mitigate impacts from marine shipping. This includes putting in place a program to monitor marine bird populations in the Salish Sea; developing a new regulatory framework for tug escorts in the area; and working through the International Maritime Organization to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.
  • Co-developing the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee with Indigenous groups will foster collaborative, inclusive and meaningful Indigenous involvement in the review and monitoring of the environmental, safety and socioeconomic issues related to the TMX project and the existing pipeline over the project’s lifecycle.
  • Other measures will ensure opportunities exist for meaningful Indigenous economic participation in the TMX project. In fact, engagement with Indigenous groups has been ongoing since July 2019 to pursue opportunities that support the economic development of Indigenous communities in keeping with the spirit of reconciliation.
  • Under the Canada Energy Regulator Act, the project is subject to a detailed route approval process, which determines the routing within the 150-metre right-of-way. Through this process, landowners and other affected parties along the corridor can make their concerns known regarding such things as the specific route, construction methods, or the timing of construction.
As of June 4, 2020, over 86% of the detailed route for the TMX project has been approved. The Canada Energy Regulator continues to work with Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) and affected parties to finalize the remainder of the route through the B.C. Interior and Fraser Valley.
  • The government also continues, through the OPP, to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities by supporting and conducting wide-ranging research into how diluted bitumen and other petroleum products behave in marine environments.
  • Additionally, Canada’s Ship-Source Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Regime is aimed at protecting marine environments and communities against pollution discharges from ships and oil-handling facilities. It has three distinct aspects:
    • Prevention: avoiding accidents and pollution incidents;
    • Preparedness and response: being ready and able to quickly and effectively respond to a pollution incident; and
    • Liability and compensation: based on the polluter pays principle.
The regulatory framework of this Regime is built on international and domestic cooperation, and is supported by more than 100 regulations enabled by almost 30 Acts, as well as international agreements and commitments.While the government’s approval of the TMX project reflects its commitment to environmental protections and Indigenous partnerships, this expanded pipeline also serves a strategic national interest and represents a clear economic opportunity – now, and for years to come.For example, approximately 4,900 workers have been hired to date as construction has begun in both Alberta and British Columbia. When completed, the project will also support jobs at the Parkland Refinery in Burnaby, B.C ., where product carried by the pipeline will be refined locally, and help satisfy domestic demand.Indigenous peoples will also benefit from new jobs and business opportunities through the impact benefit agreements they have signed with the proponent. Indeed, as of February 2020, the TMC had signed nearly 60 such agreements – valued at over $500 million – with Indigenous groups.Greater access to tidewater for Canada’s petroleum sector will also support existing workers and their families while opening new international markets for Canadian oil producers. At present, 99 percent of Canada’s exports of conventional resources are sold in the United States — often at large discounts. The TMX project will ensure Canada receives a full and fair price for one of its most valuable resources.Finally, it is estimated that the TMX project will generate $73 billion in increased revenues for oil producers and governments over the first 20 years. This new wealth and revenue can be invested in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and ensure Canadians benefit from opportunities emerging in a rapidly changing economy. In fact, the Government of Canada has pledged that all new corporate tax revenues, as well as all profits earned from the sale of the TMX project, will be invested in the clean energy projects that will power Canadian homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In all of these ways, the TMX project will support economic prosperity, enhance environmental protections and advance Indigenous participation.
Colombie-BritanniquePétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée24 septembre 2020431-00274431-00274 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC17 juin 202024 septembre 20203 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia FreelandThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board, as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022. The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan proposed in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government launched the second step of its engagement process with Indigenous groups on June 9, 2020, to explore the possibility of Indigenous economic participation in the Project.  In this step of the engagement process, the Government is focused on building consensus on the form of economic participation in the Project preferred by participating Indigenous groups: equity and/or revenue sharing; and identifying or supporting the formation of one or more entities to represent participating Indigenous groups in negotiations with Canada.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée11 avril 2020431-00048431-00048 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)ElizabethMaySaanich—Gulf IslandsParti vertBC31 janvier 202011 avril 202022 octobre 2018PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Sean FraserThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board (NEB), as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that the Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022.  The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan estimated in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government announced that in the coming months it will launch the next phase of engagement with Indigenous groups, which will seek to build consensus on the form of economic participation.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée11 avril 2020431-00082431-00082 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)PaulManlyNanaimo—LadysmithParti vertBC18 février 202011 avril 20203 février 2020PÉTITION AU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADANous soussignés, citoyens du Canada, désirons porter à l’attention de la Chambre des communes :QU’ATTENDU QUE le gouvernement Trudeau a annoncé qu’il dépensera des fonds publics d’un montant de 4,5 milliards de dollars pour acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain de l’entreprise Kinder Morgan;ATTENDU QUE cette somme de 4,5 milliards de dollars exclut les coûts de construction de l’expansion, qui, selon les projections, porteront le coût de cette acquisition à plus de 11 milliards de dollars; ATTENDU QUE selon une évaluation faite par Kinder Morgan en 2007, la valeur de l’oléoduc était de 550 millions de dollars; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion doit encore satisfaire les 157 conditions fixées par l’Office national de l’énergie et faire l’objet de plus d’une douzaine de contestations judiciaires avant que sa construction puisse aller de l’avant; ATTENDU QUE, pendant la campagne électorale, M. Trudeau a promis de revoir en profondeur le processus très imparfait d’approbation de pipelines du gouvernement Harper, de respecter les droits autochtones et d’éliminer les subventions relatives aux combustibles fossiles; ATTENDU QU’un déversement de bitume dilué aurait des effets dévastateurs sur les écosystèmes locaux et les économies de la côte Ouest, de même que sur toute région avoisinant les 800 étendues d’eau le long de son tracé; ATTENDU QU’il n’existe aucune méthode éprouvée pour nettoyer un déversement de bitume dilué en milieu marin; ATTENDU QUE l’expédition de bitume dilué non transformé vers des raffineries dans d’autres pays exporte des emplois canadiens; ATTENDU QUE l’expansion de l’oléoduc Trans Mountain garantira une croissance de la production des sables bitumineux incompatible avec les engagements du Canada en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre, augmentera le risque d’un déversement de bitume dilué, violera les droits des communautés autochtones le long du tracé de l’oléoduc, menacera les communautés autochtones qui dépendent du milieu marin pour leur subsistance et pour leurs pratiques culturelles. PAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Sean FraserThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board (NEB), as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that the Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022.  The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan estimated in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government announced that in the coming months it will launch the next phase of engagement with Indigenous groups, which will seek to build consensus on the form of economic participation.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain
43e législature223Réponse du gouvernement déposée11 avril 2020431-00104431-00104 (Ressources naturelles et énergie)PaulManlyNanaimo—LadysmithParti vertBC24 février 202011 avril 20208 mai 2019Pétition au gouvernement du CanadaPAR CONSÉQUENT, nous soussignés, RÉSIDENTS DU CANADA, prions le GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA d’abandonner immédiatement tout projet d’acheter l’oléoduc Trans Mountain ou d’appuyer autrement son expansion.
Response by the Minister of FinanceSigned by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): Mr. Sean FraserThe Government thanks the petitioners for expressing their views about Canada’s purchase of the Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC) as well as views on TMC’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP).On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved TMEP by directing the Canada Energy Regulator to issue a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Environmental Assessment Decision Statement related to TMEP.The environment and the economy go hand-in-hand. When we create prosperity today, we can invest in the clean jobs, technologies, and infrastructure of the future — and help Canadians benefit from opportunities presented by a rapidly changing economy.The key to creating prosperity is finding new markets for our businesses to sell their products and services. Nowhere is the need to diversify greater than for our energy sector, where 99 per cent of our conventional resources are sold to one market — and often at large discounts. Canadians understand that we need to open up new international markets, in order to get a full and fair price, support workers and their families, and foster competitiveness.The Government’s approval of TMEP was based on the confidence that:
  • strong environmental protections have been and continue to be put in place, and that the effects of TMEP can be mitigated through conditions and recommendations outlined by the National Energy Board (NEB), as well as measures including the historic $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan and the national climate plan.
  • consultations with Indigenous peoples involved meaningful, two-way dialogue, which fulfilled the legal duty to consult and helped identify new accommodation measures and conditions to appropriately address potential impacts on Indigenous rights and concerns expressed by Indigenous communities.
On February 7, 2020, TMC announced that the Board of Directors had approved a total cost estimate of $12.6 billion to bring TMEP into service by the end of 2022.  The Government is confident that the TMEP will generate a positive return for Canadians.TMEP as it stands today is very different from the project that Kinder Morgan estimated in 2017. It has been designed to a higher standard for environmental protection, undergone rigorous consultation with Indigenous groups and will support union jobs in B.C. and Alberta. These enhancements have improved TMEP, ensured that construction proceeds in the right way, and that it will support the Canadian economy today and into the future.The Government also announced that every dollar the federal government earns from TMEP will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition. It is estimated that additional tax revenues from TMEP alone could generate $500 million per year once the project has been completed. This money will be invested in clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.In addition, the Government announced that in the coming months it will launch the next phase of engagement with Indigenous groups, which will seek to build consensus on the form of economic participation.By moving forward with TMEP, the Government is creating jobs, diversifying markets, accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition, and opening up new avenues for Indigenous economic prosperity.
NationalisationPétrole et gazPipeline Trans Mountain