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{
"time": "2012-10-17 15:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": "L'hon. Hedy Fry (Vancouver-Centre, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3006924\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I present to the House a petition of 650 signatures.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3006925\" data-originallang=\"en\">The citizens of Vancouver and the province of British Columbia draw the attention of the House that the large area served by the Kitsilano Coast Guard base covers the marine area stretching from the tip of the University of British Columbia north and east, including English Bay, False Creek, Burrard Inlet and to its extremities up to Indian Arm; that the Kitsilano base serves the largest and busiest port in Canada, the Port of Vancouver; that the Kitsilano base serves a large number of pleasure craft, canoes, kayaks, working vessels, tugs, fishing fleets, lumber barges, tourist vessels and cruise ships, as well as cargo ships; that the Kitsilano base performs an average of 300 rescues a year; and that the base at Sea Island will increase the response by 30 minutes to an hour which will put lives at great risk. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3006926\" data-originallang=\"en\">Therefore, the petitioners call upon Parliament to rescind the closure of Kitsilano base.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3006924\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 la Chambre une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par 650 personnes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3006925\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les habitants de Vancouver et de la Colombie-Britannique souhaitent faire remarquer \u00e0 la Chambre que la base de Kitsilano couvre une vaste r\u00e9gion, qui s'\u00e9tend de la pointe du campus de l'Universit\u00e9 de la Colombie-Britannique, au nord et \u00e0 l'est, et couvre la baie English, la r\u00e9gion de False Creek et la baie Burrard, jusqu'\u00e0 Indian Arm \u00e0 l'autre extr\u00e9mit\u00e9; que le poste Kitsilano sert le port le plus important et le plus achaland\u00e9 du Canada, celui de Vancouver; que le poste de Kitsilano fournit des services \u00e0 un grand nombre d'embarcations de plaisance, de canots, de kayaks, de navires de travail, de remorqueurs, de flottilles de p\u00eache, de barges de bois d'oeuvre, de navires d'excursions et de croisi\u00e8res, ainsi que de navires de charge; que le poste de Kitsilano effectue 300 sauvetages par ann\u00e9e en moyenne; et que le fait de se baser au poste de Sea Island augmentera le temps de r\u00e9ponse de 30 \u00e0 60 minutes, ce qui mettra des vies en danger.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3006926\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par cons\u00e9quent, les p\u00e9titionnaires exhortent le Parlement d'annuler la fermeture du poste de Kitsilano.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/10/17/hedy-fry-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/hedy-fry/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3102/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7720231",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Canadian Coast Guard",
"fr": "La Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re canadienne"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/10/17/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F10%2F17%2F"
}
}