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{
"time": "2014-04-03 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Pierre Lemieux (Glengarry\u2014Prescott\u2014Russell, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Pierre Lemieux (Glengarry\u2014Prescott\u2014Russell, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3640383\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, last week our government introduced the fair rail for grain farmers act to address the rail capacity challenges currently affecting western Canada, especially farmers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640384\" data-originallang=\"en\">This week, the agriculture committee has been hearing testimony from all members of the supply chain on this decisive legislation. We are pleased that so many stakeholders are reacting positively to what this legislation seeks to accomplish. According to the Canadian Canola Growers Association, \u201cThe measures announced in [last week's] Bill, along with other efforts recently implemented demonstrate the Government is listening to farmers concerns\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640385\" data-originallang=\"en\">We could not agree more. The opposition has committed to moving this legislation forward without delay and we sincerely hope that the opposition keeps its promise. We look forward to a constructive clause-by-clause review and passage of this important legislation next week.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640386\" data-originallang=\"en\">Farmers are counting on us.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3640383\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la semaine derni\u00e8re, le gouvernement a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 la Loi sur le transport ferroviaire \u00e9quitable pour les producteurs de grain afin de r\u00e9gler les probl\u00e8mes de capacit\u00e9 ferroviaire qui affligent actuellement l'Ouest canadien, en particulier les agriculteurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640384\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette semaine, le comit\u00e9 de l'agriculture a entendu les t\u00e9moignages de tous les membres de la cha\u00eene d'approvisionnement sur cette mesure l\u00e9gislative d\u00e9terminante. Nous sommes heureux que les intervenants aient \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s nombreux \u00e0 r\u00e9agir positivement \u00e0 ce que cette mesure l\u00e9gislative vise \u00e0 accomplir. Selon la Canadian Canola Growers Association, \u00ab les mesures annonc\u00e9es dans le projet de loi [de la semaine derni\u00e8re], de m\u00eame que les autres efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s r\u00e9cemment, prouvent que le gouvernement est \u00e0 l'\u00e9coute des pr\u00e9occupations des agriculteurs \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640385\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous sommes enti\u00e8rement d'accord. L'opposition s'est engag\u00e9e \u00e0 faire progresser cette importante mesure l\u00e9gislative le plus rapidement possible, et nous esp\u00e9rons sinc\u00e8rement qu'elle tiendra promesse. Nous souhaitons que le projet de loi fasse l'objet d'un examen article par article constructif et soit adopt\u00e9 la semaine prochaine.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3640386\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les agriculteurs comptent sur nous.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/4/3/pierre-lemieux-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/pierre-lemieux/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/475/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8299416",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Agriculture and Agri-Food",
"fr": "L'agriculture et l'agroalimentaire"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/4/3/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F4%2F3%2F"
}
}