Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-11-18 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. David M. Collenette (Minister of Transport, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I think all Canadians have a commitment to the continuation of the passenger rail service. I think VIA's management has done an outstanding job at reducing costs over the last few years.</p>\n<p>With the level of subsidy that VIA has at its disposal, it does not have the money to refinance for new equipment. We have to find other ways. What I said in a speech yesterday is that we should look at bringing in the private sector, perhaps with some kind of franchising arrangement.</p>\n<p>I will be asking the Standing Committee on Transport to look at all these matters in the new year so that it can give us its advice and so that there is a wide spectrum of opinion for the government to make its decisions on.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/11/18/david-collenette-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4464/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3163/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Via Rail",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/11/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F11%2F18%2F"
    }
}