Subhead:Environment manager Megan Nichols told MPs the cap would have ‘minimal impact’ on the economy.#
The House of Commons passed cabinet’s oil and gas production cap Tuesday in a 92-140 vote, which the Department of Environment estimates will cost at least $3.4 billion and 3,400 energy jobs.
On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre attributed Canada’s pipeline issues to federal bureaucracy, arguing that Liberal policies complicate rather than resolve the problem. This prompted the Conservatives to bring a motion to axe the cap.
Liberal MP Corey Hogan, parliamentary secretary for natural resources, rejected the motion, calling it “Conservative games” and arguing they offer no alternative to the Liberals’ climate investment plan.
