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{
    "time": "2013-03-05 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dennis Bevington (Western Arctic, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Dennis Bevington (Western Arctic, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3215996\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, documents have revealed that Conservative mismanagement is now forcing Canada's military to scale back plans in the Arctic.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3215997\" data-originallang=\"en\">The air base at Resolute Bay is shelved. The promised navy port is nothing more than an unheated shed and the navy's Arctic patrol ships are delayed until at least 2018.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3215998\" data-originallang=\"en\">When will the Conservatives realize that Arctic sovereignty comes from working with other Arctic nations and listening to northerners? Do they not understand that high-priced photo ops for the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> do nothing to help Arctic communities?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3215996\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, des documents r\u00e9v\u00e8lent que la mauvaise gestion des conservateurs oblige maintenant les Forces canadiennes \u00e0 r\u00e9duire le nombre de leurs projets dans l'Arctique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3215997\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet d'\u00e9tablissement d'une base a\u00e9rienne \u00e0 Resolute Bay a \u00e9t\u00e9 mis en veilleuse. Le port militaire qu'on nous a promis n'est rien de plus qu'une cabane non chauff\u00e9e et le projet des navires de patrouille de l'Arctique est repouss\u00e9 jusqu'en 2018, au moins.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3215998\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quand donc les conservateurs en viendront-ils \u00e0 comprendre que c'est en travaillant avec d'autres pays de l'Arctique et en \u00e9coutant les habitants du Nord que l'on assurera la souverainet\u00e9 de l'Arctique? Ne comprennent-ils pas que les s\u00e9ances de photos ch\u00e8rement pay\u00e9es du <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> n'aident en rien les collectivit\u00e9s de l'Arctique?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2013/3/5/dennis-bevington-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/dennis-bevington/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/339/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7919357",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "National Defence",
        "fr": "La d\u00e9fense nationale"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2013/3/5/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2013%2F3%2F5%2F"
    }
}