Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, a new poll has confirmed what previous polls have said and what those of us who have listened to British Columbians already know, that being that people in British Columbia do not want the northern gateway pipeline. The risk that it poses to our rivers, our lakes, our coast and our economy is simply too high and it threatens good jobs that depend on a clean environment.
Therefore, I have to ask this question. What is it about “no� that the government does not understand? Why does the minister want to ram through a project that British Columbians clearly oppose?
Hon. Joe Oliver (Minister of Natural Resources, CPC): Mr. Speaker, as the member opposite should know, the Government of Canada has six months from the time the favourable joint review panel gave its report and we will not comment until then.
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.