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{
    "time": "1994-12-12 12:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Sauvageau",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Beauport-Montmorency-Orl\u00e9ans. I tried to land on my feet, but I am not in total agreement with him. Granted, the environment minister did decide quickly that something had to be done. Except that her decision was that something should be done in five, ten or fifteen years-we shall see.</p>\n<p>She was quick to say something should be done, but she will not move as quickly to get things done. We should be able to agree on that. Is the <em>Irving Whale</em> involved in all this? Yes, obviously. In other words, the only thing the minister has done so far is to acknowledge that there is a problem with the <em>Irving Whale</em> . We could congratulate her on that, but I think just about anybody could recognize that problem.</p>\n<p>She told us she will probably refloat the barge, and that she will probably do it very soon. In Liberal terminology, \"very soon\" means we will have to wait for quite a while. Are we justified in asking questions about the refloating of the <em>Irving Whale</em> ? Yes. At this very moment, as my colleague from Laurentides told us, there are oil leaks in that area.</p>\n<p>Recently, dead ducks have been reported in that area. They have been killed by oil leaking from the <em>Irving Whale</em> . There is also the seal issue which my colleague from Beauport-Montmorency-Orl\u00e9ans just mentioned, and many more environmental problems that have a terrible impact. Every day that goes by has catastrophic consequences in that area, and if one decision should be made quickly, it is to solve the problem immediately.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/12/12/benoit-sauvageau-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/252/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3324/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canadian Environmental Assessment Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/12/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F12%2F12%2F"
    }
}