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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "1995-09-29 10:30:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Pomerleau",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p>I am glad the hon. member opposite, who seems to think he is the only person from the Gasp\u00e9 in this House, withdrew what he said.</p>\n<p>I was indeed born in the Gasp\u00e9, in Val-d'Espoir, and my family still lives there. I know all about the problems of the fishermen down there. I also spent my holidays in the Gasp\u00e9, on Chaleur Bay in the hon. member's riding, and I have seen for myself what the problems are.</p>\n<p>The hon. member mentioned the economic future of this country, Mr. Speaker. We want the sovereignty of Quebec for economic reasons. I remember when in 1980, at the time of the first referendum, Mr. Bourassa told us, and this will conclude my speech: \"If you say yes to the sovereignty of Quebec in 1980, you can expect a lot of debt, taxes and unemployment\". So people decided they should vote no. They did, and we remained a Canadian province. The federal debt rose from $80 billion to $600 billion; the unemployment rate practically doubled; the number of welfare recipients doubled; our young people no longer have a future, and we are still in Canada.</p>\n<p>I think the hon. member should do his homework, visit his riding again and check with the people there, because in the Gasp\u00e9 we are going to win.</p>",
"fr": ""
},
"url": "/debates/1995/9/29/roger-pomerleau-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/roger-pomerleau/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3256/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Oceans Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/1995/9/29/",
"related": {
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}
}