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{
"time": "2014-05-29 21:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Fran\u00e7ois Choquette (Drummond, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Fran\u00e7ois Choquette (Drummond, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3754859\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague for his excellent speech. He provided an excellent explanation of all the good aspects of the bill and of the elements that should be fixed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3754860\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The NDP, the official opposition, supports the polluter pays principle. The Conservatives claim they also support the polluter pays principle. However, although this bill is a step in the right direction, it does not quite go far enough. Once again, the taxpayers, the everyday citizen, including the people of <a data-HoCid=\"170228\" href=\"/politicians/francois-choquette/\" title=\"Fran\u00e7ois Choquette\">Drummond</a> who pay their taxes, will have to foot the bill for any disasters that result from accidents.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3754861\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Could my colleague speak a little more about his position on the polluter pays principle? How would the bill have to be improved in order to observe the polluter pays principle, which is a principle of sustainable development?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3754859\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je f\u00e9licite mon honorable coll\u00e8gue pour son excellent discours. Il a tr\u00e8s bien expliqu\u00e9 toutes les bonnes choses qui se retrouvent dans le projet de loi, et aussi les choses qui doivent \u00eatre corrig\u00e9es.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3754860\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est important de retenir que le NPD, l'opposition officielle, est en faveur du principe du pollueur-payeur. Les conservateurs mentionnent qu'ils sont eux aussi en faveur du principe du pollueur-payeur. Par contre, bien que le projet de loi fasse un pas en avant pour affirmer ce principe, il ne va pas jusqu'au bout. Encore une fois, les contribuables, c'est-\u00e0-dire M. et Mme Tout-le-Monde, dont les gens de <a data-HoCid=\"170228\" href=\"/politicians/francois-choquette/\" title=\"Fran\u00e7ois Choquette\">Drummond</a> qui paient leurs taxes et leurs imp\u00f4ts, devront payer pour les d\u00e9sastres qui pourraient survenir lors d'un accident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3754861\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je demande \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue de d\u00e9tailler un peu plus sa position sur le principe du pollueur-payeur. En quoi le projet de loi aurait-il besoin d'\u00eatre bonifi\u00e9 pour appliquer le principe du pollueur-payeur, propre au d\u00e9veloppement durable?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/5/29/francois-choquette-6/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/francois-choquette/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4136/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8389101",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Energy Safety and Security Act",
"fr": "Loi sur la s\u00fbret\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en mati\u00e8re \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/5/29/",
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}
}