Rosemary Barton: "Speaking of public resources, you criticize the Liberals for the Trans Mountain-... the purchase of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. I have listened to you now for almost five weeks, I do not understand what you would do with it if you formed government. So tell me."
Jagmeet Singh: "Well, I'm opposed to it. I've been opposed to it. I would have never bought it in the first place-..."
Rosemary Barton: "Yeah, I get that part."
Jagmeet Singh: "-...and, what I-..."
Rosemary Barton: "It's the second part I don't get."
Jagmeet Singh: "The second part is-... you know, if Mr Trudeau would have put as much energy in building pipelines as he would have in getting clean drinking water for indigenous communities, maybe we would have clean drinking water."
Rosemary Barton: "But that's not the question. The question is, you're the Prime Minister. The next day, what are you doing with the pipeline? Because it's purchased, Canadians own it, and it's being expanded. What are you doing with it?"
Jagmeet Singh: "Well, for Canadians to make a good, informed decision, they need to know where I stand. I'm opposed to it, I would have never bought it in the first place, Mr Trudeau bought it, and put us in this position. I would assess that asset, and make the best decision for Canadians."
Rosemary Barton: "What does that mean?"
Jagmeet Singh: "What-..."
Rosemary Barton: "What does that mean?"
Jagmeet Singh: "What Canadians should know is-..."
Rosemary Barton: "What does that mean, Mr Singh?"
Jagmeet Singh: "What Canadians should know is what I want to do."
Rosemary Barton: "What does that mean?"
Jagmeet Singh: "What I want to do is to put our money towards renewable energy-..."
Rosemary Barton: "I know, but, I'm sorry-..."
Jagmeet Singh: "I believe our future has to be one-..."
Rosemary Barton: "Yeah-..."
Jagmeet Singh: "-...where we're investing in what's renewable, and what's sustainable-..."
Rosemary Barton: "But this-..."
Jagmeet Singh: "That's what we should do."
Rosemary Barton: "-...is not a clear answer. And, and-... Right now, that's what we're trying to do here. We're trying to get clear answers to the voters. You would assess-..."
Jagmeet Singh: "It's very clear. We have to-... We have to, in government-..."
Rosemary Barton: "It's not clear."
Jagmeet Singh: "The prudent thing to do-..."
Rosemary Barton: "So you're going to assess it, and what is the determinant? What is the thing that you're going to look at to decide whether you keep it or sell it?"
Jagmeet Singh: "What is in the best interest of Canadians."
Rosemary Barton: "What does that mean?"
Jagmeet Singh: "Looking and assessing what is in their best interest."
Rosemary Barton: "So if there's a loss of money, you would keep it? If there's a risk that Canadians would lose out financially, you would be okay with keeping it?"
Jagmeet Singh: "I've made my position really clear on this. I'm opposed to it. I would never have purchased it in the first place. But Trudeau is the one who purchased it-..."
Rosemary Barton: "I know, but-... It's done now!"
Jagmeet Singh: "-...it is important for Canadians to know where I stand. And to know where-... I would have never purchased it. We've got a Prime Minister who talks about fighting the climate crisis, who turns around and buys a pipeline. That's something that Canadians can make a decision on. Inheriting a decision of Mr Trudeau's, I will look at that decision-..."
Rosemary Barton: "Yeah..."
Jagmeet Singh: "-...and make the best decision for Canadians."
Rosemary Barton: "Okay, I'm going to leave it there."