Private Members Bill C-388
Fast Tracking Energy, Gas And Weapons To Ukraine
Garnett Genuis, Conservative Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, AB, has introduced Bill C-388. The short title is: Boosting Canadian Energy and Mining Projects and Ukraine’s Munitions Supply Act. As implied, the goal is to ship weapons and energy to Ukraine. It’s been promoted on Twitter.
However, the Bill is so lacking in details and specifics that it’s unsettling where this will end up. It comes across as a way to endlessly throw money away on a foreign conflict. Not once does Genuis mention any safeguards that would be put in place.
Genuis also wants Canada’s “outdated” or unneeded equipment to be sent off as well. Apparently, the Canadian Forces won’t use them, but they’ll help fight off Russian aggression. It’s never explained or implied how this will happen. To summarize:
Canada has made promises to send weapons to Ukraine and not fulfilled them
Canada has weapons that are “surplus, and no longer useful” here
Canada should be sending equipment to Ukraine that it no longer uses
Canada should be buying new equipment here, or making more weapons
Canada should fast track gas and energy and mining projects to Ukraine
Energy and mining growth will help Canadian economy