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{
"time": "2007-06-07 14:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Dave Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent\u2014Essex, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"688759\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, Canada is a trading nation. Our economy and quality of life depend heavily on doing business with the world.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688760\" data-originallang=\"en\">Earlier today, the <a data-HoCid=\"78741\" href=\"/politicians/98/\" title=\"David Emerson\">Minister of International Trade</a> announced that Canada has concluded a free trade agreement with the countries of the European Free Trade Association. This is Canada's first free trade agreement in six years.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Can the Minister of International Trade explain the significance of this agreement for Canada on the global stage?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"688759\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le Canada est une nation commer\u00e7ante. Notre \u00e9conomie et notre qualit\u00e9 de vie d\u00e9pendent dans une grande mesure de nos \u00e9changes commerciaux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688760\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"78741\" href=\"/politicians/98/\" title=\"David Emerson\">ministre du Commerce international</a> a annonc\u00e9 plus t\u00f4t aujourd'hui que le Canada avait conclu un accord de libre-\u00e9change avec les pays membres de l'Association europ\u00e9enne de libre-\u00e9change. Il s'agit du premier accord de libre-\u00e9change conclu par le Canada depuis six ans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le ministre du Commerce international peut-il expliquer l'importance de cette entente pour le Canada \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle internationale?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2007/6/7/dave-van-kesteren-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/dave-van-kesteren/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/601/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2136561",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "International Trade",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2007/6/7/",
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}
}