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{
"time": "2009-03-06 12:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville\u2014Eastern Shore, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1329870\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am a little disappointed that the Bloc has indicated it will not support the motion, because the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128463\" href=\"/politicians/73/\" title=\"Paul Cr\u00eate\">Montmagny\u2014L'Islet\u2014Kamouraska\u2014Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup</a> is a very strong advocate for shipbuilding in this country. In fact, he is co-chair of the shipbuilding caucus, which he and I started. That caucus has representation from all parties, including representation from the Senate, as well as shipowners, shipbuilders, labour and some civic personnel across the country.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1329871\" data-originallang=\"en\">He would know that trade deals in themselves are good when they are fair and balanced on both sides. The problem is, as he knows, that the declining tariff over 15 years could seriously jeopardize the yard in his own province. In the province of Quebec the Davie yard may lose the ability in the very near future to perform shipbuilding work.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1329872\" data-originallang=\"en\">I wonder how the Bloc squares that circle. Is the Bloc willing to sacrifice those shipyard workers for other aspects of the economy?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1329870\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis un peu d\u00e9\u00e7u que le Bloc ait indiqu\u00e9 qu'il n'appuiera pas la motion parce que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"128463\" href=\"/politicians/73/\" title=\"Paul Cr\u00eate\">Montmagny\u2014L'Islet\u2014Kamouraska\u2014Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup</a> est un ardent d\u00e9fenseur de la construction navale dans ce pays. En fait, il est le co-pr\u00e9sident du caucus de la construction navale, que lui et moi avons fond\u00e9. Ce caucus est form\u00e9 de membres de tous les partis, y compris de s\u00e9nateurs, de m\u00eame que de propri\u00e9taires et de constructeurs de navires, de repr\u00e9sentants de syndicats et de fonctionnaires municipaux de l'ensemble du pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1329871\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 sait que des accords commerciaux sont bons lorsqu'ils sont \u00e9quitables et \u00e9quilibr\u00e9s pour les deux parties. Le probl\u00e8me, comme il le sait, c'est que des r\u00e9ductions tarifaires au cours des 15 prochaines ann\u00e9es pourraient mettre en grave p\u00e9ril les chantiers navals de sa propre province. Au Qu\u00e9bec, le chantier de la Davie risque, dans un avenir tr\u00e8s prochain, de perdre la capacit\u00e9 de construire des navires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1329872\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me demande comment le Bloc peut justifier ce paradoxe. Est-il pr\u00eat \u00e0 sacrifier les travailleurs de ce chantier au profit d'autres secteurs de l'\u00e9conomie?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/3/6/peter-stoffer-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/peter-stoffer/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1338/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2643212",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/3/6/",
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}
}