Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-05-27 10:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Denise Savoie",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1120569\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question. It is an important point.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120570\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I believe that I tried very quickly to make the point that it is possible to develop a biofuel program while also helping farmers. But my colleague has raised another point, which relates to the issue of food security and sustainable farming.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120571\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In that regard, the government could help even more. Earlier, I alluded to the energy programs that the government could set up to help ordinary Canadians who are trying to reduce their fuel consumption. However, I did not have time to discuss what we could call sustainable farming. I know that in my community, Victoria, more and more farmers are growing organic produce and increasingly selling it in smaller markets. This is becoming more profitable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120572\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In my opinion, the government could help. It could offer concrete support that would promote local markets and regional development instead of continuing to help multinationals to the detriment of small farmers who make every effort possible. It must be repeated that this is not about blaming small-scale farmers who want to earn a living. Basically, that is the problem. They are being offered subsidies to make a lot more money instead of incentives for sustainable farming. That is what is inconsistent about the bill. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1120569\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie ma coll\u00e8gue de sa question. C'est d'ailleurs un point assez important. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120570\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je crois avoir tent\u00e9 d'exprimer tr\u00e8s rapidement le fait qu'il est possible, justement, de mettre sur pied un programme de biocarburants tout en aidant les fermiers. Or, ma coll\u00e8gue soul\u00e8ve une autre question. Il s'agit d'un enjeu concernant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture durable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120571\" data-originallang=\"fr\">D'ailleurs, sur cet aspect, le gouvernement pourrait aider davantage. J'ai fait allusion, un peu plus t\u00f4t, \u00e0 tous les programmes \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques que le gouvernement pourrait mettre sur pied pour aider le Canadien ordinaire qui tente de r\u00e9duire sa consommation de combustible. Toutefois, je n'ai pas eu le temps de parler de cet aspect qu'on pourrait appeler l'agriculture durable. Je sais que dans ma communaut\u00e9, \u00e0 Victoria, de plus en plus de fermiers cultivent des produits biologiques et les vendent de plus en plus dans de petits march\u00e9s. Cela devient davantage rentable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1120572\" data-originallang=\"fr\">\u00c0 mon avis, le gouvernement pourrait aider \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. Il pourrait vraiment apporter une sorte d'aide qui faciliterait la mise en march\u00e9 local et le d\u00e9veloppement r\u00e9gional plut\u00f4t que de continuer d'aider au d\u00e9veloppement des multinationales au d\u00e9triment du petit fermier qui fait tous les efforts possibles. Il est important de r\u00e9p\u00e9ter qu'il n'est pas question de bl\u00e2mer le petit fermier qui veut bien gagner sa vie. En effet, c'est l\u00e0 la question. On lui offre des subventions pour gagner beaucoup plus d'argent, plut\u00f4t que de l'aider dans une production durable. C'est l\u00e0 selon moi l'incoh\u00e9rence de ce projet de loi. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/5/27/denise-savoie-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/denise-savoie/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/561/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2487304",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/5/27/",
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