Maxime Bernier, People’s Party of Canada (PPC) leader, would build a national pipeline and reduce regulations to ensure the world has access to Canadian energy..German Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for Canada’s help with LNG as Germany is restructuring its energy needs away from dependence on Russia..Trudeau will not have Canada help its European ally with its energy crisis as Germany is firing up coal plants to meet its requirements..Bernier blamed the Paris Accord and Trudeau’s obsession with fighting climate change as the reason Canada will not help its ally..“Because of the Paris Accord, because of the fight against climate change … clearly the next big challenge that we have is climate change. But it is not that,” said Bernier..“So, because of that, Trudeau's government is not promoting the development of our natural resources and that’s not new. Trudeau tried to kill the oil and gas industry. Now he is going after our farmers.”.Bernier said the PPC energy policy “will promote our natural resources. Shale gas, natural gas, oil, and gas.”.Trudeau did not want a pipeline and Canada is now in a position where it cannot help..“It’s all the same thing. Trudeau did not want a pipeline across the country and we are in that position. It is the position of the People’s Party of Canada to build pipelines across this country,” said Bernier..The PPC would use section 92.10 in the constitution to make building a pipeline a national requirement, which provinces could not reject..“Contrary to the Trudeau government and Conservative and Pierre Poilievre. They won’t use the only tools in our constitution to be sure to be able to build national infrastructures like with railroads,” said Bernier..“One hundred times since confederation, we used section 92.10 in our constitution. The federal government will have full jurisdiction and authority and responsibility over pipelines.”.Bernier acknowledged a province could go to court to stop a pipeline, but would not win..“If a province sued the federal government, they won’t win because the federal government will have full responsibility on pipelines,” said Bernier..“That’s what we must do, but Poilievre and Trudeau won’t speak about that.”.Bernier would repeal the environmental assessment requirements and remove regulations on the industry..“We need to have pipelines, we need less regulations, and repeal all the laws Trudeau put in force for the environment assessment of resource projects and oil and gas industry,” said Bernier. .Bernier said Trudeau’s policies are preventing Canada from helping other countries with their energy needs..“We cannot help the world tomorrow because it will take time to do that,” said Bernier..Bernier said the people of Quebec mostly support pipelines and it's the government that is controlled by the radical leftists..“What you must know is it is the Quebec government, not the Quebec population. The Quebec government is listening to the radical leftists and environmentalists. When I am speaking about pipelines in Quebec, we have support," said Bernier.."People understand that it is safer for the environment and the population to transfer oil and gas by pipeline than by trains or trucks. They understand that and you just need to be out there to explain to the population and we’ll do that." .If Quebec objects to pipelines, the PPC would use section 92.10, according to Bernier..“If the Quebec government says no to pipelines, we will use section 92.10. They may take us to court, but I strongly believe we will win because of legal precedent,” said Bernier..“We may have a fight with Quebec. But it is so important for the prosperity and unity of our country. And we are the only national political party that’s ready to do that.”
