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{
    "time": "2012-10-30 10:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Megan Leslie (Halifax, NDP)",
        "fr": "Mme Megan Leslie (Halifax, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3030565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, as you probably know, there were recent cuts announced to Parks Canada. Some of those cuts will impact the Rideau Canal, which is a UNESCO world heritage site, and the Trent-Severn Waterway. I have a petition in which the petitioners are asking Parks Canada not to reduce the hours of operation or shorten the seasons of operation and to return service to 2011 levels. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3030566\" data-originallang=\"en\">They are also asking for Parks Canada to receive the necessary funding for both the Rideau Canal and Trent-Severn Waterway to return to 2011 operating hours and lengths of seasons in order for Canadians and visitors to safely enjoy these waterways. The petitioners and I look forward to the minister's response.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3030565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, comme vous le savez probablement, des coupes ont r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 annonc\u00e9es \u00e0 Parcs Canada. Certaines auront des r\u00e9percussions sur le canal Rideau, d\u00e9clar\u00e9 site du patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO, et sur la voie navigable Trent-Severn. Je pr\u00e9sente une p\u00e9tition dans laquelle les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e0 Parcs Canada de ne pas raccourcir les heures d'ouverture ni les saisons d'ouverture et de ramener le service aux niveaux de 2011.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3030566\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e9galement que Parcs Canada re\u00e7oive le financement n\u00e9cessaire pour que les heures d'ouverture et la dur\u00e9e des saisons du canal Rideau et de la voie navigable Trent-Severn reviennent \u00e0 ce qu'elles \u00e9taient en 2011 afin que les Canadiens et les visiteurs puissent profiter de ces plans d'eau en toute s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Les p\u00e9titionnaires et moi attendons avec impatience la r\u00e9ponse du ministre.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2012/10/30/megan-leslie-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/megan-leslie/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1099/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7749171",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Parks Canada",
        "fr": "Parcs Canada"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2012/10/30/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F10%2F30%2F"
    }
}