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{
    "time": "2018-09-19 15:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Angelo Iacono (Alfred-Pellan, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Angelo Iacono (Alfred-Pellan, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5525268\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of bicycle path users in my riding of Alfred-Pellan who are worried about their safety. The issue is that limited-speed motorcycles equipped with electric motors and pedals are considered power-assisted bicycles. However, these vehicles are a real danger to bicycle path users, especially children.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5525269\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thus, Canadians and bicycle path users call upon the <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">Minister of Transport</a> to amend the definition of \u201cpower-assisted bicycle\u201d in order to ensure the safety of bicycle path users.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5525268\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de d\u00e9poser une p\u00e9tition de mes concitoyens et de mes concitoyennes d'Alfred-Pellan, usagers des pistes cyclables, qui s'inqui\u00e8tent pour leur s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Ce qui est en cause, ce sont les motocyclettes \u00e0 vitesse limit\u00e9e propuls\u00e9es par des moteurs \u00e9lectriques et munies d'un p\u00e9dalier qui sont consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme des bicyclettes assist\u00e9es. Seulement, ces v\u00e9hicules repr\u00e9sentent un r\u00e9el danger pour les usagers des pistes cyclables, surtout pour les plus jeunes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5525269\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ainsi, les Canadiens et les usagers des pistes cyclables demandent au <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">ministre des Transports</a> de modifier la d\u00e9finition du terme \u00ab bicyclette assist\u00e9e \u00bb afin d'assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des usagers des pistes cyclables. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/9/19/angelo-iacono-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/angelo-iacono/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4413/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10245419",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Transport",
        "fr": "Les transports"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/9/19/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F9%2F19%2F"
    }
}