Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2002-10-04 12:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dick Proctor (Palliser, NDP)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Transport stated his intention to dispose of the federal hopper car fleet used for three decades that moved grains and oilseeds to port while keeping the costs to farmers down.</p>\n<p>The Farmer Rail Car Coalition is working to develop an efficient and affordable grain handling system and wants those 13,000 cars turned over to the coalition.</p>\n<p>What assurance could we have from the minister that no decision would be made before a thorough review of the coalition's business plan and an opportunity for the coalition's executive to meet directly with the Minister of Transport?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2002/10/4/dick-proctor-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3870/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2737/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Grain Transportation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2002/10/4/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2002%2F10%2F4%2F"
    }
}