Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-01-29 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Dawn Black (New Westminster\u2014Coquitlam, NDP)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"872280\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, several years ago, families in Coquitlam and Port Moody were promised a solution to their transit woes. In 2004, the Evergreen Line was approved to connect our communities with Skytrain, with buses and with each other. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872281\" data-originallang=\"en\">Today, the project is on hold until a $400 million shortfall is filled. In the meantime, ordinary families are without an affordable, sustainable transit system.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872282\" data-originallang=\"en\">We know that investment in public transit helps families get their kids to school and regular folks to work. It is good for business and it is good for the environment.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872283\" data-originallang=\"en\">Last year the Conservative government provided nearly a billion dollars to fund transit in Toronto. Why are families in B.C. left in the cold?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872284\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is time for this government to step up to the plate and fund the Evergreen Line. For too long, Coquitlam and Port Moody have been ignored by this Conservative government. Working families and a sustainable environment must come first.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872285\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is about fairness for B.C. and it is simply common sense.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"872280\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il y a plusieurs ann\u00e9es, on a promis aux familles de Coquitlam et de Port Moody une solution \u00e0 leurs probl\u00e8mes de transport. En 2004, l'Evergreen Line, qui permettait de relier nos localit\u00e9s entre elles de m\u00eame qu'\u00e0 l'a\u00e9rotrain et au r\u00e9seau d'autobus, a \u00e9t\u00e9 approuv\u00e9e.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872281\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aujourd'hui, le projet est remis \u00e0 plus tard en attendant que le manque \u00e0 gagner de 400 millions de dollars soit combl\u00e9. Entre-temps, des familles ordinaires sont priv\u00e9es d'un syst\u00e8me de transport en commun abordable et durable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872282\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que les investissements dans le transport en commun aident les familles \u00e0 conduire leurs enfants \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole et les travailleurs \u00e0 se rendre au travail. Ils sont bons pour les affaires et bons pour l'environnement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872283\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, le gouvernement conservateur a fourni pr\u00e8s de 1 milliard de dollars pour le transport en commun \u00e0 Toronto. Pour quelle raison les familles de la Colombie-Britannique sont-elles laiss\u00e9es en plan?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872284\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est grand temps que ce gouvernement assume ses responsabilit\u00e9s et finance l'Evergreen Line. Le pr\u00e9sent gouvernement conservateur a laiss\u00e9 pour compte Coquitlam et Port Moody pendant trop longtemps. Les familles de travailleurs et la p\u00e9rennit\u00e9 de l'environnement doivent passer en premier.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"872285\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est une question d'\u00e9quit\u00e9 envers la Colombie-Britannique et une simple question de bon sens.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/1/29/dawn-black-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/406/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/342/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2281647",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Public Transit",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/1/29/",
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}