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{
"time": "2014-05-02 11:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Linda Duncan (Edmonton\u2014Strathcona, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Linda Duncan (Edmonton\u2014Strathcona, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3691196\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, this year the Asthma Society of Canada will kick off National Asthma Month by hosting a national summit to focus attention on the direct connection between asthma and air pollution. In collaboration with physicians for the environment and the Canadian Lung Association, it has called for urgent action to address the substantial and increasing impacts of unnecessary sources of pollution on our health, including coal-fired power.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691197\" data-originallang=\"en\">A health estimate model developed by the Canadian Medical Association,calculates that the Alberta coal plant emissions can cause up to 5,000 asthma symptom days through short-term exposure alone. Absent additional pollution controls by 2030, it predicts an estimated 105,000 asthma symptom days.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691198\" data-originallang=\"en\">The federal minister will address the summit. By asserting her legal duty to impose pollutant standards that address health risks, she can fast-track the decommissioning of Canadian coal plants. Credible analyses show that alternative and affordable electricity sources are already available. All that is missing is the political will.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691199\" data-originallang=\"en\">For the sake of our children, I ask her to heed this call for action.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3691196\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, cette ann\u00e9e, la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 canadienne de l'asthme donnera le coup d'envoi du Mois national de sensibilisation \u00e0 l'asthme en organisant un sommet national pour attirer l'attention sur le lien direct entre l'asthme et la pollution de l'air. En collaboration avec l'Association canadienne des m\u00e9decins pour l'environnement et l'Association pulmonaire du Canada, elle r\u00e9clame une intervention d'urgence pour contrer les cons\u00e9quences consid\u00e9rables et croissantes des sources inutiles de pollution sur la sant\u00e9, notamment les centrales au charbon.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691197\" data-originallang=\"en\">Selon un mod\u00e8le d'\u00e9valuation de la sant\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 par l'Association m\u00e9dicale canadienne, les \u00e9missions des centrales au charbon de l'Alberta peuvent causer jusqu'\u00e0 5 000 jours o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes de l'asthme se manifestent, et ce, par la simple exposition \u00e0 court terme. Si aucune mesure de r\u00e9duction de la pollution n'est mise en place, ce m\u00eame mod\u00e8le estime que ce nombre s'\u00e9l\u00e8vera d'ici 2030 \u00e0 105 000 jours o\u00f9 les sympt\u00f4mes de l'asthme se manifestent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691198\" data-originallang=\"en\">La ministre f\u00e9d\u00e9rale donnera une allocution lors du sommet. En faisant valoir son devoir l\u00e9gal d'imposer des normes sur le rejet de polluants qui tiennent compte des risques pour la sant\u00e9, elle peut acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le d\u00e9classement des centrales au charbon du Canada. Des analyses cr\u00e9dibles montrent que d'autres sources d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 abordables sont d\u00e9j\u00e0 disponibles. Tout ce qu'il manque est la volont\u00e9 politique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3691199\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour l'amour de nos enfants, je lui demande d'\u00e9couter cet appel \u00e0 l'action.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/5/2/linda-duncan-6/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/linda-duncan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1029/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8335446",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "National Asthma Month",
"fr": "Mois national de sensibilisation \u00e0 l'asthme"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/5/2/",
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}
}