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{
    "time": "2009-09-29 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Bev Oda (Minister of International Cooperation, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1603607\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada and Canadians across the country are deeply concerned for the people in the Philippines who have been affected by the typhoon. We immediately provided $50,000 to the Philippine National Red Cross on the ground. Today I am announcing that Canada will make up to $5 million available for emergency and humanitarian assistance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603608\" data-originallang=\"en\">I can assure Canadians, and particularly the Filipinos in the Canadian community, that Canada and this government will monitor the situation, do its part with compassion and do it responsibly.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1603607\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le gouvernement du Canada et les Canadiens partout au pays sont tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par le sort des Philippins touch\u00e9s par le typhon. Nous avons imm\u00e9diatement vers\u00e9 50 000 $ \u00e0 la Croix-Rouge des Philippines pr\u00e9sente sur le terrain. J'annonce aujourd'hui que le Canada versera jusqu'\u00e0 5 millions de dollars pour l'aide d'urgence et humanitaire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1603608\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je peux garantir aux Canadiens, et plus particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 philippine du Canada, que le Canada et ce gouvernement surveilleront la situation de pr\u00e8s et feront leur part, avec compassion et de mani\u00e8re responsable.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2009/9/29/bev-oda-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/bev-oda/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/528/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2871056",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "International Aid",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2009/9/29/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F9%2F29%2F"
    }
}