Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1995-09-27 14:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the hon. members are having a hard time understanding. At present, Canada is part of NAFTA. This agreement was signed and ratified. So, cultural exemptions, the agricultural policy, binational panels, all those things are already in place and Canada will continue to enjoy them.</p>\n<p>The only problem would be if Canada wanted or agreed to negotiate an economic union. All this would then be at risk.</p>\n<p>The difference between Quebec and Canada is that, if Quebec wishes to join NAFTA, this will mean no more agricultural policy, no more cultural exemptions, no more binational panels and no more procurement policy.</p>\n<p>At present, Quebec is part of NAFTA and things are working well. If Quebec separates and then wants to join NAFTA, it will be undermining the basis of the Quebec economy. That is what I call putting your cards on the table.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1995/9/27/paul-martin-9/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada-Quebec Economic Union",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1995/9/27/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1995%2F9%2F27%2F"
    }
}