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{
"time": "2008-11-24 14:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Carol Hughes (Algoma\u2014Manitoulin\u2014Kapuskasing, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1245454\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, Canadians are happy to see that gas prices have dropped. When I left Ottawa last Thursday, I noticed that gas cost approximately 75\u00a2 per litre. However, in my riding, gas prices are higher. On Friday, gas in Elliot Lake cost 20% more than it did in Ottawa. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1245455\" data-originallang=\"en\">Most of my constituents have no choice but to drive long distances to get to work and to attend medical appointments, as there is little to no public transportation available to them. I continue to hear from frustrated constituents about unfair gas prices from Manitouwadge to Blind River, from Hearst to Kapuskasing and down to Little Current. They are tired of being gouged at the pumps.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1245456\" data-originallang=\"en\">New Democrats are asking for the creation of an investigation and prosecution office to deal with gas gouging. Canadians deserve a price monitoring agency with real teeth to ensure them fairness at the pumps no matter which region they live in.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1245454\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les Canadiens et Canadiennes sont heureux de voir que le prix de l'essence a baiss\u00e9. Lors de mon d\u00e9part d'Ottawa jeudi pass\u00e9, j'ai remarqu\u00e9 que le prix de l'essence \u00e9tait d'environ 75 \u00a2 le litre. Toutefois, dans mon comt\u00e9, le prix de l'essence est plus \u00e9lev\u00e9. Ce vendredi, le prix de l'essence \u00e0 Elliot Lake \u00e9tait de 20 p. 100 sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 celui d'Ottawa.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1245455\" data-originallang=\"en\">La plupart de mes \u00e9lecteurs n'ont d'autres choix que de parcourir en voiture de longues distances pour se rendre au travail ou \u00e0 leurs rendez-vous chez le m\u00e9decin, en raison de la raret\u00e9 ou de l'absence de moyens de transport public dans leur r\u00e9gion. Je ne cesse d'entendre des \u00e9lecteurs frustr\u00e9s se plaindre du prix de l'essence de Manitouwadge \u00e0 Blind River, de Hearst \u00e0 Kapuskasing et m\u00eame jusqu'\u00e0 Little Current. Ils en ont assez de se faire arnaquer \u00e0 la pompe.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1245456\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le NPD demande la cr\u00e9ation d'un bureau d'enqu\u00eates et de poursuites pour rem\u00e9dier au vol \u00e0 la pompe. Les Canadiens sont en droit d'exiger une agence de surveillance des prix dot\u00e9e de r\u00e9els pouvoirs pour leur assurer de payer le juste prix \u00e0 la pompe, peu importe la r\u00e9gion o\u00f9 ils vivent.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/11/24/carol-hughes-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/carol-hughes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1071/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2558011",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Gasoline Prices",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/11/24/",
"related": {
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}
}