Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-09-25 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Beno\u00eet Sauvageau (Terrebonne, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, we have the same problem as earlier, but still.</p>\n<p>In February, the Minister for International Trade wrote to his colleague, the environment minister, to warn him that Bill C-29, which prohibits the importation of MMT, runs totally contrary to Canada's obligations under NAFTA and the WTO.</p>\n<p>Considering that Ethyl Corp. is about to make a $275 million claim under NAFTA if Bill C-29 is passed, can the minister tell us how he will ensure that Canada will win its case before NAFTA?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/9/25/benoit-sauvageau-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/252/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3324/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Ethyl Corporation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/9/25/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F9%2F25%2F"
    }
}