{"time": "2012-12-11 10:05:00", "attribution": {"en": "Ms. Irene Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NDP)", "fr": "Mme Irene Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NPD)"}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3146490\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3146491\" data-originallang=\"en\">The first petition is from a group of Canadians who are very concerned about the government's discussions with the European Union in regard to a free trade agreement. The concern stems from the fact that they believe the European Union is seeking domestic changes that will limit our sub-federal governments, our provinces, to procure freely and openly in their own areas. They are also concerned about the impact on drug procurement plans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3146492\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners request that the federal government, the provinces and the territories immediately cease negotiations with the EU until all of these problems can be resolved. </p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3146490\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai deux p\u00e9titions \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3146491\" data-originallang=\"en\">La premi\u00e8re est sign\u00e9e par un groupe de Canadiens qui sont fort pr\u00e9occup\u00e9s par les discussions du gouvernement avec l'Union europ\u00e9enne concernant un accord de libre-\u00e9change. Les signataires sont inquiets, car ils croient que l'Union europ\u00e9enne cherche \u00e0 obtenir des changements sur le plan national qui restreindront la capacit\u00e9 des gouvernements infranationaux \u2014 les provinces \u2014 de faire des appels d'offres librement et ouvertement dans leurs propres r\u00e9gions. Les signataires s'inqui\u00e8tent aussi des r\u00e9percussions de l'accord sur les r\u00e9gimes d'acquisition de m\u00e9dicaments.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3146492\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, aux provinces et aux territoires d'interrompre imm\u00e9diatement les n\u00e9gociations avec l'Union europ\u00e9enne, jusqu'\u00e0 la r\u00e9solution de ces probl\u00e8mes.</p>"}, "url": "/debates/2012/12/11/irene-mathyssen-1/", "politician_url": "/politicians/irene-mathyssen/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/498/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "7848075", "h1": {"en": "Routine Proceedings", "fr": "Affaires courantes"}, "h2": {"en": "Petitions", "fr": "P\u00e9titions"}, "h3": {"en": "International Trade", "fr": "Le commerce international"}, "document_url": "/debates/2012/12/11/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F12%2F11%2F"}}