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{
    "time": "2018-05-03 11:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Sean Fraser (Central Nova, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Sean Fraser (Nova-Centre, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5407692\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you very much, Minister. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5407693\" data-originallang=\"en\">It's a natural segue from Mr. Maloney's questions to the topic I'd like to hit on.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5407694\" data-originallang=\"en\">As a starting point, in my view, we have to determine what level of environmental protection our laws are going to provide before we get into what projects are going to be approved. While we're putting in timelines and rules that ensure investor certainty, I also want to flag that this bill is very important in building public confidence in our environmental laws. Can you tell me how this bill is going to enhance public confidence so that Canadians know that while these projects that grow our economy get off the ground, our environmental laws are not going to be compromised?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5407692\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci beaucoup, madame la ministre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5407693\" data-originallang=\"en\">Voil\u00e0 qui fait le trait d'union entre les questions de M. Maloney et le sujet que j\u2019aimerais aborder.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5407694\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme point de d\u00e9part, \u00e0 mon avis, nous devons \u00e9tablir le niveau de protection de l\u2019environnement que nos lois vont assurer avant de d\u00e9terminer les projets qui seront approuv\u00e9s. Il s'agit d'\u00e9tablir des \u00e9ch\u00e9anciers et des r\u00e8gles pour rassurer les investisseurs, certes, mais je tiens \u00e0 souligner que ce projet de loi est tout aussi important pour renforcer la confiance du public dans nos lois environnementales. Pouvez-vous me dire comment il va le faire afin que les Canadiens sachent que, m\u00eame si ces projets qui font cro\u00eetre notre \u00e9conomie finissent par d\u00e9marrer, nos lois environnementales ne seront pas compromises?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/environment/42-1/110/sean-fraser-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/sean-fraser/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4447/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10102633",
    "document_url": "/committees/environment/42-1/110/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fcommittees%2Fenvironment%2F42-1%2F110%2F"
    }
}