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{
    "time": "2006-06-01 12:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"14946\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, earlier today the Minister of National Resources addressed the House. He indicated that the proposal to introduce 5% ethanol into gasoline was one of the items that would help with regard to gas pricing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"14947\" data-originallang=\"en\">My understanding is that all of the scientific evidence indicates that the 5% increase will likely have no impact on reducing the price of gasoline, but may increase the cost of gasoline. With regard to the impact on greenhouse gas emissions, if we take into account the production, the transportation, et cetera, of the ethanol, on a net basis there is no impact on the climate change file.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"14948\" data-originallang=\"en\">It concerned me because that research and scientific evidence has been presented publicly. I wonder if the member is aware of that. What is his understanding about the proposal with regard to ethanol?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"14946\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, plus t\u00f4t aujourd'hui, le ministre des Ressources naturelles s'est adress\u00e9 \u00e0 la Chambre. Il a indiqu\u00e9 que la proposition visant l'ajout de 5 p. 100 d'\u00e9thanol \u00e0 l'essence constituait un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments qui contribuerait \u00e0 la baisse du prix de l'essence. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"14947\" data-originallang=\"en\">Toutes les \u00e9tudes scientifiques que je connais indiquent que l'augmentation de 5 p. 100 n'aura vraisemblablement pas du tout pour effet de faire baisser le prix de l'essence; en revanche, elle pourrait entra\u00eener une hausse de ce prix. Quant \u00e0 ses incidences sur les \u00e9missions de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre, si nous prenons en compte, entre autres, la production et le transport de l'\u00e9thanol, l'augmentation de sa proportion dans l'essence n'aura aucun effet net dans le dossier des changements climatiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"14948\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cela m'a pr\u00e9occup\u00e9, car les r\u00e9sultats de la recherche et les donn\u00e9es scientifiques ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s publiquement. Je me demande si le d\u00e9put\u00e9 est au courant de cela. Comment voit-il la proposition relative \u00e0 l'\u00e9thanol?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2006/6/1/paul-szabo-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-szabo/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3198/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1563310",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Gasoline Prices",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2006/6/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2006%2F6%2F1%2F"
    }
}