Garneau slipped up by acknowledging the real reason the Liberals are driving the bill through parliament, in the teeth of fierce opposition
The transport minister — the government’s point person on C-48, the oil tanker moratorium act that is currently being dismembered by uncooperative senators — was called upon to defend the bill before the Senate transport and communications committee Tuesday. The committee is made up of Conservatives and Liberal-appointed independent senators, who are proving more non-aligned than the government might wish.
But he slipped up by acknowledging the real reason the Liberals are intent on driving the bill through parliament, in the teeth of fierce opposition: “It follows from an election promise that was made.” Once in government, the announcement of the moratorium killed the Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, B.C..
Some Liberals would be quite happy to see C-48 die on the order paper. There is no agreement for third reading in the Senate and no guarantees that it will be read before the end of the sitting.
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