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{
"time": "2013-04-22 15:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Yvon Godin (Acadie\u2014Bathurst, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Yvon Godin (Acadie\u2014Bathurst, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"3282967\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"6088531\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-497/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)\">C-497, Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)</a>. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282968\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy Earth Day. For Earth Day, we would certainly like to make sure we pass clean rivers on to our children and grandchildren.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282969\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> This is why I am pleased to add the St. Croix River and the Restigouche River to the navigable waters listed in the schedule to the act. I would also like to replace the upstream point of the Saint John River listed in the schedule to the act.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282970\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> It was on the shore of the St. Croix River in 1604 that Samuel de Champlain established the first European colony in North America north of Florida. Over the years, the waters of the St. Croix River have carried aboriginal people, Acadian settlers, British loyalists, logs floating to sawmills and shipyards, canoeists and so on.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282971\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Originally, the Restigouche River was used as a waterway. It provided food for the Micmacs and the Maliseet. Today, Atlantic salmon still travel up the river through the clear waters of about 60 different salmon pools.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282972\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> There is also the beautiful Saint John River. These rivers must be protected.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282973\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> We cannot allow these rivers to be lost. The Conservatives are going the wrong way. These bills are important.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282974\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Thank you for giving me an opportunity to introduce this bill.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"20\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"3282967\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"6088531\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-497/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)\">C-497, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la protection des eaux navigables (rivi\u00e8res St. Croix, Restigouche et Saint John)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282968\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> \u2014 Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, tout d'abord, je souhaite \u00e0 tous une bonne Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la Terre. En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la Terre, on veut certainement l\u00e9guer \u00e0 nos enfants et \u00e0 nos petits-enfants des rivi\u00e8res propres.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282969\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est pourquoi j'ajoute avec plaisir la rivi\u00e8re Sainte-Croix et la rivi\u00e8re Restigouche aux eaux navigables mentionn\u00e9es \u00e0 l'annexe de la loi. Je propose aussi de remplacer un point, pour la rivi\u00e8re Saint-Jean (St-John), mentionn\u00e9 \u00e0 l'annexe de cette m\u00eame loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282970\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est au bord de la rivi\u00e8re Sainte-Croix que Samuel de Champlain \u00e9tablissait en 1604 la premi\u00e8re colonie europ\u00e9enne d'Am\u00e9rique du Nord au nord de la Floride. Les eaux de la rivi\u00e8re Sainte-Croix ont transport\u00e9 tour \u00e0 tour les autochtones, les colons acadiens, les loyalistes britanniques, le bois flottant vers les scieries et les chantiers maritimes, les canoteurs, et j'en passe.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282971\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les eaux de la rivi\u00e8re Restigouche servaient \u00e0 l'origine de voie de navigation. Cette rivi\u00e8re \u00e9tait une source de nourriture pour les Micmacs et les Mal\u00e9cites. Aujourd'hui, le saumon de l'Atlantique fr\u00e9quente encore les eaux claires d'une soixantaine de fosses \u00e0 saumon.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282972\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il y a aussi la belle rivi\u00e8re Saint-Jean. Il faut prot\u00e9ger ces rivi\u00e8res.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282973\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On ne peut pas se permettre de perdre ces rivi\u00e8res. Les conservateurs sont sur la mauvaise route. Ces projets de loi sont importants.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3282974\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Merci de me donner la chance de pr\u00e9senter ce projet de loi.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"20\"> (Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.) </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/4/22/yvon-godin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/yvon-godin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2521/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Navigable Waters Protection Act",
"fr": "La Loi sur la protection des eaux navigables"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/4/22/",
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}