Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2010-04-13 16:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Joseph Volpe (Eglinton\u2014Lawrence, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1871492\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I see that the hon. member has focused on one very important issue, which is that the budget does not address a vision of where Canadians see themselves going, both domestically and internationally. I am sure that he, like all other members of Parliament, have been receiving information, postcards, lobbying and pressure from all kinds of groups like the Group for Development and Peace and their Life Before Profit campaign. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871493\" data-originallang=\"en\">They ask one simple thing. They ask the Government of Canada to demonstrate that it has a vision of responsibility throughout the world. Since we will be hosting the G8 and G20, they are asking, and I wonder if the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128755\" href=\"/politicians/paul-dewar/\" title=\"Paul Dewar\">Ottawa Centre</a> would be in agreement, that we put pressure on the government, because it seems to be susceptible to very little else, to increase support for small scale, sustainable agriculture in the global south. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871494\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, you come from an agricultural community, and agricultural policies should be and ought to be guided by the principles of food sovereignty. Hunger and poverty can be reduced by giving priority to small scale farmers, to local production for local markets and other needs for the future.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871495\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member will know that current agricultural policies support industrial agriculture and threaten food sovereignty of people everywhere--</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1871492\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je vois que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 s'est pench\u00e9 surtout sur une question tr\u00e8s importante, \u00e0 savoir le fait que le budget ne tient pas compte de la voie dans laquelle les Canadiens d\u00e9sirent s'engager \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle tant nationale qu'internationale. Je suis certain que, comme tous les autres d\u00e9put\u00e9s, il re\u00e7oit des renseignements et des cartes postales de la part de groupes comme D\u00e9veloppement et Paix qui m\u00e8ne une campagne appel\u00e9e La vie avant le profit, et que ces groupes exercent des pressions sur lui. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871493\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ils ne demandent qu'une seule chose, que le gouvernement du Canada prouve qu'il vise la responsabilisation \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle mondiale. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 que nous serons les h\u00f4tes des sommets du G8 et du G20, je me demande si le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'<a data-HoCid=\"128755\" href=\"/politicians/paul-dewar/\" title=\"Paul Dewar\">Ottawa-Centre</a> consentirait \u00e0 ce que nous exercions des pressions sur le gouvernement afin qu'il augmente le soutien que nous apportons \u00e0 l'agriculture durable \u00e0 petite \u00e9chelle dans le Sud du globe, car seules les pressions semblent fonctionner aupr\u00e8s de lui. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871494\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, vous venez d'une collectivit\u00e9 agricole, et les politiques agricoles doivent \u00eatre guid\u00e9es par des principes de souverainet\u00e9 alimentaire. On peut r\u00e9duire la faim et la pauvret\u00e9 en accordant la priorit\u00e9 \u00e0 des petits agriculteurs, \u00e0 l'approvisionnement local des march\u00e9s locaux et \u00e0 d'autres besoins \u00e0 venir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1871495\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 sait que les politiques agricoles actuelles appuient l'agriculture industrielle et menacent la souverainet\u00e9 alimentaire des gens partout dans le monde...</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/4/13/joe-volpe-1/",
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    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/606/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3088433",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Jobs and Economic Growth Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/4/13/",
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