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{
"time": "2019-02-27 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Arnold Viersen (Peace River\u2014Westlock, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Arnold Viersen (Peace River\u2014Westlock, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5795739\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in 1905, Alberta joined Confederation and quickly became the workhorse of Canada. Our grain fed the hungry, our lumber built homes, and later, our oil provided energy. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5795740\" data-originallang=\"en\">Confederation allowed Canada to become a farmer of sorts, harvesting resources from its various plots of land. Sadly, today the farmer has forgotten how to farm. After riding this workhorse through a world recession, Alberta now has a cold. Alberta is suffering under a softwood lumber dispute. Trade negotiations have failed our agricultural producers, and a failure to approve pipelines has forced energy producers out of the province. Alberta, Canada's workhorse, has lost thousands of jobs. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5795741\" data-originallang=\"en\">Albertans are overtaxed, and their hands are lassoed by a farmer with blinders on. We have been a willing and able workhorse for decades. Despite that loyalty, it seems like the farmer has led Alberta behind the barn to put an end to the misery. It is time for the farmer to pony up and look after his workhorse. He should call the vet or relinquish the reins.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5795739\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en 1905, l'Alberta est entr\u00e9e dans la Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration et est rapidement devenue le cheval de trait du Canada. Les c\u00e9r\u00e9ales de l'Alberta nourrissaient la population, son bois d'oeuvre servait \u00e0 construire les maisons et, plus tard, on a pu tirer de l'\u00e9nergie de son p\u00e9trole.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5795740\" data-originallang=\"en\">La Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration a permis au Canada de devenir une sorte d'agriculteur exploitant les ressources de ses nombreuses terres. Malheureusement, l'agriculteur semble avoir oubli\u00e9 son m\u00e9tier. Apr\u00e8s avoir eu recours \u00e0 son cheval de trait pour surmonter une r\u00e9cession mondiale, il le voit maintenant souffrir. L'Alberta subit les r\u00e9percussions du conflit sur le bois d'oeuvre. Dans les accords de libre-\u00e9change, on laisse tomber les producteurs agricoles. Les projets d'ol\u00e9oduc ne sont pas autoris\u00e9s, ce qui fait fuir les producteurs d'\u00e9nergie. L'Alberta, le cheval de trait du Canada, a perdu des milliers d'emplois.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5795741\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les Albertains sont surtax\u00e9s, et un agriculteur qui porte des oeill\u00e8res a pris son lasso pour leur attacher les mains. Nous avons volontiers jou\u00e9 le r\u00f4le du fid\u00e8le cheval de trait pendant des d\u00e9cennies. Malgr\u00e9 cette loyaut\u00e9, il semble que l'agriculteur souhaite mener l'Alberta derri\u00e8re la grange pour l'achever. L'heure est plut\u00f4t venue pour l'agriculteur de d\u00e9lier sa bourse et de s'occuper de son cheval de trait. Il devrait appeler le v\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire ou c\u00e9der les r\u00eanes.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/2/27/arnold-viersen-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/arnold-viersen/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4303/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10511857",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Alberta",
"fr": "L'Alberta"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/2/27/",
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}
}