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{
"time": "2006-09-29 11:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"91187\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, there is no business case for tearing apart the Canadian Wheat Board. It is pure ideological madness, yet the agriculture minister seems hell-bent on scheming behind closed doors with unregistered lobbyists and appointing a sham of a task force to undermine the democratic choice of Canadian farmers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91188\" data-originallang=\"en\">Just like the softwood lumber sellout, what the Americans could not achieve in 11 separate trade challenges, they hope Tory stooges and their separatist sidekicks will deliver.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91189\" data-originallang=\"en\">I call it economic treason to sell out Canadian farmers on behalf of modern day robber barons like the American agrifood industry. I serve notice today that we will not give up this great prairie institution without the fight of our lives. To paraphrase Robert W. Service: </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91190\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <span class=\"verse\"> We'll fight and you bet it's no sham fight,<br> It's hell but we've been there before;<br> Curse Tories and their separatist sidekicks,<br> We'll fight for the Wheat Board once more.<br> </span> </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"91187\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, aucune \u00e9tude de rentabilisation ne justifie le d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de la Commission canadienne du bl\u00e9. C'est de la d\u00e9mence id\u00e9ologique. Pourtant, le ministre de l'Agriculture semble machiner derri\u00e8re les portes closes avec des lobbyistes non inscrits et il s'appr\u00eate \u00e0 constituer un groupe de travail bidon en vue de saper le choix d\u00e9mocratique des agriculteurs canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91188\" data-originallang=\"en\">Apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu ce qu'ils voulaient dans le dossier du bois d'oeuvre, ce qu'ils n'avaient pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 obtenir apr\u00e8s onze litiges commerciaux, les Am\u00e9ricains esp\u00e8rent que les pantins conservateurs et leurs marionnettes s\u00e9paratistes vont capituler de nouveau.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91189\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sacrifier les agriculteurs canadiens en faveur de l'industrie agroalimentaire am\u00e9ricaine, des requins, est une pure trahison \u00e9conomique. Je d\u00e9clare sans d\u00e9tours aujourd'hui que nous ne renoncerons pas \u00e0 cette fi\u00e8re institution des Prairies sans livrer le combat de nos vies. Pour paraphraser Robert W. Service:</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"91190\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <span class=\"verse\"> Nous nous battrons et notre combat ne sera pas simul\u00e9,<br> Nous savons ce qu'est l'enfer pour y avoir \u00e9t\u00e9;<br> Maudits soient les conservateurs et leurs pantins s\u00e9paratistes, des bouffons<br> Nous nous battrons une fois encore pour la Commission.<br> </span> </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/9/29/pat-martin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/pat-martin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2515/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1663441",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canadian Wheat Board",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/9/29/",
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}