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{
"time": "2010-10-25 15:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Irene Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2115212\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"4706068\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-584/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (plastic bags)\">C-584, An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (plastic bags)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115213\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, today it is my privilege to table a bill that is the product of a contest, \u201cCreate Your Canada\u201d, that I sponsored to engage our young people in the political process. I want to thank all those who entered. I also want to thank the five judges from across our community and to VIA Rail for providing transportation to Ottawa for the students.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115214\" data-originallang=\"en\">This bill would ban single use, non-biodegradable plastic bags in Canada. The authors of this private member's bill, students Hannah DeBoer and Miranda Van Rooyen, have joined me today in the House of Commons. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115215\" data-originallang=\"en\">Research done by these students revealed that single use plastic bags harm or kill 100 million sea animals annually, use up non-renewable petroleum resources and clog our landfill sites. Less than 1% of the 55 million single use bags distributed in Canada every week are recycled.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115216\" data-originallang=\"en\">These students believe that Canada needs a law to prevent the harm caused by single use plastic bags. I would sincerely hope that the members of this House and the community will listen and make the effort to hear and respectfully consider ideas from young Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115217\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am very proud of Hannah and Miranda. They have decided to be active participants in our political process. They are not only the leaders of tomorrow but the leaders of today.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"10\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2115212\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"4706068\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-584/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (plastic bags)\">C-584, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les produits dangereux (sacs en plastique)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115213\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter un projet de loi issu du concours \u00ab Cr\u00e9e ton Canada \u00bb que j'ai parrain\u00e9 afin de faire participer les jeunes au processus politique. Je remercie tous les participants \u00e0 ce concours. Je tiens aussi \u00e0 remercier les cinq juges des quatre coins de ma collectivit\u00e9, de m\u00eame que VIA Rail, qui a offert aux \u00e9l\u00e8ves le voyage \u00e0 Ottawa.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115214\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce projet de loi pr\u00e9voit l'interdiction des sacs en plastique non r\u00e9utilisables non biod\u00e9gradables au Canada. Les auteurs de ce projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire, Hannah DeBoer et Miranda Van Rooyen, se sont jointes \u00e0 moi aujourd'hui \u00e0 la Chambre des communes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115215\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les recherches effectu\u00e9es par ces \u00e9l\u00e8ves ont r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que les sacs en plastique non r\u00e9utilisables blessent ou tuent 100 millions d'animaux marins chaque ann\u00e9e, \u00e9puisent les ressources p\u00e9troli\u00e8res non renouvelables et encombrent nos sites d'enfouissement. Moins de 1 p. 100 des 55 millions de sacs non r\u00e9utilisables distribu\u00e9s chaque semaine au Canada sont recycl\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115216\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ces \u00e9l\u00e8ves croient qu'il est essentiel que le Canada se dote d'une loi visant \u00e0 pr\u00e9venir les dommages caus\u00e9s par les sacs en plastique non r\u00e9utilisables. J'esp\u00e8re sinc\u00e8rement que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s et la collectivit\u00e9 entendront le plaidoyer de ces jeunes Canadiennes et qu'ils accorderont \u00e0 leurs id\u00e9es toute la consid\u00e9ration qu'elles m\u00e9ritent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2115217\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis fi\u00e8re d'Hannah et de Miranda. Elles ont d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de participer activement au processus politique. Elles sont davantage que les leaders de demain, elles sont les leaders d'aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"10\"> (Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.) </p>"
},
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Hazardous Products Act",
"fr": ""
},
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