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{
"time": "2009-02-26 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Christian Ouellet",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1326323\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Because I have only five minutes, I would like to give you an example and then you can comment on it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1326324\" data-originallang=\"fr\">About 25 years ago, we tried to get windmills going. Nobody wanted the government to get involved in windmills, because the economists\u2014and only the economists\u2014said that it wasn't viable. The arguments were based solely on economic non-viability. The fact that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions was hushed up.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1326325\" data-originallang=\"fr\">What might cause you to adopt a different approach? You have talked about listening. Other than listening, are you going to adopt a different approach to a new technology you are not familiar with, but that open-minded people are advising you to move toward, even if it is not economically viable at the moment?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1326323\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Comme j'ai seulement cinq minutes, j'aimerais vous donner un exemple que vous pourrez ensuite commenter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1326324\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il y a environ 25 ans, on essayait d'implanter des \u00e9oliennes. Personne ne voulait que le gouvernement s'int\u00e9resse aux \u00e9oliennes, parce que les \u00e9conomistes \u2014 et uniquement les \u00e9conomistes \u2014 disaient que ce n'\u00e9tait pas rentable. Les arguments reposaient seulement sur la non-rentabilit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique. On taisait le fait que cela r\u00e9duirait les \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1326325\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Qu'est-ce qui vous fera adopter une autre attitude? Vous avez parl\u00e9 d'\u00eatre \u00e0 l'\u00e9coute. Outre cette \u00e9coute, allez-vous adopter une autre attitude face \u00e0 une technologie nouvelle que vous ne connaissez pas, mais vers laquelle des gens de grande ouverture conseillent de se tourner, m\u00eame si ce n'est pas \u00e9conomiquement rentable pour l'instant?</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/environment/40-2/6/christian-ouellet-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/christian-ouellet/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/529/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2620789",
"document_url": "/committees/environment/40-2/6/",
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}