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{
"time": "2016-10-24 14:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Romeo Saganash (Abitibi\u2014Baie-James\u2014Nunavik\u2014Eeyou, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Romeo Saganash (Abitibi\u2014Baie-James\u2014Nunavik\u2014Eeyou, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4561756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, while severe concerns are being raised about mercury poisoning from the Muskrat Falls dam, the response from the member for <a data-HoCid=\"214152\" href=\"/politicians/nick-whalen/\" title=\"Nick Whalen\">St. John's East</a> was, not to worry, just eat less fish.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4561757\" data-originallang=\"en\">The answer is shameful and goes against the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>'s own commitment to indigenous peoples.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4561758\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Nunatsiavut government is asking that the project be delayed until these issues are addressed. Is the government prepared to listen? Does the government propose to uphold its constitutional duty to the Inuit of Labrador?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4561756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, alors que l'empoisonnement au mercure ayant pour source le barrage de Muskrat Falls soul\u00e8ve de graves pr\u00e9occupations, la r\u00e9action du d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214152\" href=\"/politicians/nick-whalen/\" title=\"Nick Whalen\">St. John's-Est</a> est: pas d'inqui\u00e9tude, il suffit de manger moins de poisson.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4561757\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette r\u00e9ponse est honteuse et va \u00e0 l'encontre de la promesse du <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> \u00e0 l'endroit des Autochtones.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4561758\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement du Nunatsiavut r\u00e9clame la suspension du projet jusqu'\u00e0 ce que les probl\u00e8mes soient r\u00e9solus. Le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral est-il pr\u00eat \u00e0 \u00e9couter? Se propose-t-il d'honorer son devoir constitutionnel envers les Inuits du Labrador?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/10/24/romeo-saganash-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/romeo-saganash/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4064/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9178396",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Indigenous Affairs",
"fr": "Les affaires autochtones"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/10/24/",
"related": {
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}
}