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{
    "time": "2021-02-26 13:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Patrick Weiler",
        "fr": "M. Patrick Weiler"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6540828\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Thank you for that. Maybe I'll pick up on your comments there.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6540829\" data-originallang=\"en\">You mentioned in your earlier testimony that our government has invested $290 million into the trade commissioner service. Personally, I had the pleasure of working with and receiving excellent help from the Vancouver office in my prior professional capacity before becoming an MP. I want to give a specific shout-out to Mylan Savjord and Warren Senkowski, who help in the mining and forestry sector respectively. It's important that all sectors be able to take advantage of Canada's trade agreements and to scale up and export to new markets. It's also important for them to know about this great service that we offer.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6540830\" data-originallang=\"en\">Minister, I was hoping you could explain how the trade commissioner service assists our forest sector businesses in their efforts to export to new markets.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6540828\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vous remercie pour votre r\u00e9ponse. Je vais faire suite \u00e0 vos commentaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6540829\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous avez mentionn\u00e9 plus t\u00f4t que notre gouvernement a investi 290 millions de dollars dans le Service des d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s commerciaux. J\u2019ai personnellement eu le plaisir de travailler avec le bureau de Vancouver, qui m\u2019a offert une aide formidable, dans le cadre de mes activit\u00e9s professionnelles ant\u00e9rieures. Je tiens \u00e0 souligner particuli\u00e8rement le travail de Mylan Savjord et de Warren Senkowski, qui offrent de l\u2019aide dans le secteur minier et dans le secteur forestier respectivement. Il est important que tous les secteurs puissent tirer profit des accords commerciaux conclus par le Canada et qu\u2019ils puissent prendre de l\u2019expansion et exporter leurs produits dans de nouveaux march\u00e9s. Il est \u00e9galement important pour eux de conna\u00eetre cet excellent service que nous offrons.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6540830\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la ministre, j\u2019aimerais que vous nous expliquiez dans quelle mesure le Service des d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s commerciaux soutient les efforts des entreprises du secteur forestier pour exporter vers de nouveaux march\u00e9s.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/natural-resources/43-2/14/patrick-weiler-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/patrick-weiler/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4565/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11160123",
    "document_url": "/committees/natural-resources/43-2/14/",
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}