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{
    "time": "2017-05-11 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Amarjeet Sohi (Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Amarjeet Sohi (ministre de l'Infrastructure et des Collectivit\u00e9s, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4868084\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, there are a number of projects being funded in the member's own riding as well, through the other government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4868085\" data-originallang=\"en\">We are not ignoring the needs of Canadians, obviously. We want to work with all stakeholders. We want to work with unions. We want to work with the building trades. We want to work with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. We want to work with the private sector.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4868086\" data-originallang=\"en\">We believe that the private sector can deliver more infrastructure that our communities need. If we can leverage public dollars, what is wrong with that? The member may have something against the private sector; we\u2014</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4868084\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il y a \u00e9galement nombre de projets qui b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient d'un financement dans la circonscription du d\u00e9put\u00e9, par l'entremise du gouvernement provincial.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4868085\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est \u00e9vident que nous ne fermons pas les yeux sur les besoins des Canadiens. Nous voulons travailler avec tous les intervenants, y compris les syndicats, les travailleurs de la construction, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration canadienne des municipalit\u00e9s et le secteur priv\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4868086\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous croyons que le secteur priv\u00e9 peut b\u00e2tir plus d'infrastructures pour r\u00e9pondre aux besoins des collectivit\u00e9s canadiennes. Qu'y a-t-il de mal \u00e0 employer des fonds publics \u00e0 cette fin? Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a peut-\u00eatre quelque chose contre le secteur priv\u00e9, mais nous...</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2017/5/11/amarjeet-sohi-16/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/amarjeet-sohi/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4381/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "9524223",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Infrastructure",
        "fr": "L'infrastructure"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2017/5/11/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2017%2F5%2F11%2F"
    }
}