Question Period Note: Trans Mountain Expansion Project

• Our government approved the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project because it is in the public interest.
• While we know that Canadians have diverse views on this project, we are confident that we have delivered on our commitment to get this right.
• Construction is underway, with over 2,200 people working from Edmonton to Burnaby, and permitting processes are progressing well.
• The expansion will create thousands of good, middle-class jobs; unlock new global markets to boost the price of Canadian oil; generate billions in revenues each year to help fund clean energy solutions; and help advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, including through economic opportunities.
• By creating 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.
• That is why all new corporate tax revenues, as well as profits earned from the sale of TMX, will be invested in the clean energy projects that will power our homes, businesses, and communities for generations to come.
If pressed on litigation:
• The government is preparing to vigorously defend the TMX project approval decision at the upcoming hearing in December 2019.

On June 18, 2019, the Government of Canada approved the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project. The approval was subject to 156 conditions from the Canada Energy Regulator, as amended by the Governor in Council to accommodate impacts to asserted and established Indigenous rights.

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