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{
"time": "2018-05-03 10:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Irene Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Irene Mathyssen (London\u2014Fanshawe, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5380811\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5380812\" data-originallang=\"en\">The first petition is from Canadians who believe that VIA Rail should have a management strategy. It does not have a long-term plan and direction approved by government; thus, it can unilaterally end service on any given route that affects thousands of Canadians. If we have a management strategy, VIA can increase rail travel and reduce environmental and financial costs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5380813\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners are asking the Government of Canada to support my bill, Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9143887\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-370/\" title=\"An Act to continue VIA Rail Canada Inc. under the name VIA Rail Canada, to amend the Canada Transportation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-370</a>, to establish a clear mandate for VIA Rail.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5380811\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai deux p\u00e9titions \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5380812\" data-originallang=\"en\">La premi\u00e8re provient de Canadiens qui estiment que VIA Rail devrait se doter d'une strat\u00e9gie de gestion. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 que le gouvernement ne dicte pas de plan \u00e0 long terme et d'orientation \u00e0 la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ferroviaire, celle-ci peut d\u00e9cider unilat\u00e9ralement de cesser ses activit\u00e9s sur n'importe quel trajet et ainsi priver de service des milliers de Canadiens. Avec une strat\u00e9gie de gestion, VIA pourrait accro\u00eetre le recours au transport ferroviaire passager, ce qui serait \u00e9cologique et \u00e9conomique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5380813\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires r\u00e9clament que le gouvernement du Canada appuie mon projet de loi, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"9143887\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-370/\" title=\"An Act to continue VIA Rail Canada Inc. under the name VIA Rail Canada, to amend the Canada Transportation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-370</a>, qui vise \u00e0 d\u00e9finir un mandat clair pour VIA Rail. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2018/5/3/irene-mathyssen-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/irene-mathyssen/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/498/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10101440",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "VIA Rail",
"fr": "VIA Rail"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2018/5/3/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F5%2F3%2F"
}
}