Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, that is not balanced at all. CNOOC has no obligation to protect Canadian jobs, and even the Prime Minister admitted, this type of deal is bad for Canada. Canadians deserve better than this.
Now we find out there are three more Conservative MPs raising their concern. This deal is now undergoing extensive review in the U.S., while in Canada, Conservatives simply rubber-stamped the sell-off.
Why are Conservatives dismissing Canadians' concerns, turning a blind eye to concerns from the U.S., and even ignoring the concerns from their own caucus?
Hon. Christian Paradis (Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), CPC): On the contrary, Mr. Speaker, we brought clarity to the rules. When we talk about foreign takeovers by state-owned enterprises, we talk about the end of a trend, not the beginning of a trend.
We have the extremes of the spectrum. The Liberals would accept each formally signed deal without any scrutiny. At the other end of the spectrum, the other extreme, the NDP would virtually block everything, even against NAFTA. They are anti-trade.
This is not responsible. We are open for foreign investment.
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.