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{
"time": "2017-09-25 13:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Rh\u00e9al Fortin (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord, BQ)",
"fr": "M. Rh\u00e9al Fortin (Rivi\u00e8re-du-Nord, BQ)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5008226\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, although the negotiations on NAFTA are taking place behind closed doors, their repercussions will affect the lives of every person throughout Quebec, including our forestry workers, farmers, and everyone who works in manufacturing, aeronautics, culture, or textiles. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5008227\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Just about every person in our province will be affected by the ongoing negotiations on the future of free trade. To give you one example, there is a great company in my riding called Rayonese that has been a fixture in Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me since 1954 and employs 200 people. These are local people. Rayonese paid out close to $9 million in wages in 2016, and 98% of what it produces is exported to United States. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5008228\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If the negotiations result in the elimination of the tariff preference level that our textile manufacturers are entitled to, companies like Rayonese could, in the medium term, be forced to move production to other factories in the United States or overseas. The Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois will never allow our workers\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5008226\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les n\u00e9gociations sur l'ALENA ont beau se tenir \u00e0 huis clos, les r\u00e9percussions vont toucher la vie de tout le monde partout au Qu\u00e9bec, dont les gens du secteur forestier, nos agriculteurs et le monde des secteurs manufacturier, a\u00e9ronautique, culturel et textile. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5008227\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En fait, \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s tout le monde chez nous va subir les cons\u00e9quences des n\u00e9gociations actuelles sur l'avenir du libre-\u00e9change. Dans ma circonscription, par exemple, nous avons une tr\u00e8s belle entreprise, Rayonese, qui est install\u00e9e \u00e0 Saint-J\u00e9r\u00f4me depuis 1954 et qui emploie 200 personnes. C'est notre monde, \u00e7a. On parle d'une masse salariale de pr\u00e8s de 9 millions de dollars en 2016, et 98 % de la production de Rayonese est export\u00e9e aux \u00c9tats-Unis. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5008228\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si les n\u00e9gociations devaient aboutir \u00e0 l'\u00e9limination du niveau pr\u00e9f\u00e9rentiel tarifaire auquel nos entreprises du secteur textile ont droit, des entreprises telles que Rayonese pourraient, \u00e0 moyen terme, \u00eatre oblig\u00e9es de transf\u00e9rer leur production \u00e0 d'autres usines aux \u00c9tats-Unis ou ailleurs dans le monde. Le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois n'acceptera jamais que nos travailleurs...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/9/25/rheal-fortin-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rheal-fortin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4449/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9662512",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "North American Free Trade Agreement",
"fr": "L'Accord de libre-\u00e9change nord-am\u00e9ricain"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/9/25/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2017%2F9%2F25%2F"
}
}