Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-11-25 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Christine Stewart (Minister of the Environment, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, it will cost us quite a bit to take action on this very serious issue, but it will also cost us a great deal if we do not take action on this issue.</p>\n<p>It is not just the federal government but provinces, business, industry and municipalities which will take action.</p>\n<p>Right now we see, for example, companies in the automotive industry scrambling over each other in competition for future markets. They are producing vehicles with lower emissions.</p>\n<p>Municipalities across the country, like Toronto, are taking actions to reduce emissions.</p>\n<p>All sectors, including the federal government, will take their part.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/11/25/christine-stewart-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/6054/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3204/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Environment",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/11/25/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F11%2F25%2F"
    }
}