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{
"time": "2019-05-15 15:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston et les \u00celes, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5917030\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the passion shown on this issue by the leader of the NDP and his entire caucus. Everybody in the House believes that the NDP is committed to protecting our environment and doing as much as possible to save it within the timelines prescribed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5917031\" data-originallang=\"en\">The problem that we always seem to run into is that we must have a balance. We must have a balance between protecting the environment by doing what we can and making sure that our economy continues to thrive. The reality is that if our economy becomes considerably affected by policies, people will put pressure on us to reverse some of them.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5917032\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am wondering where the NDP sees that balance. Does the NDP believe that the environment trumps absolutely everything and the economy comes second? Where does it put those priorities with respect to pushing forward this particular agenda?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5917030\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie le chef du NPD et tout son caucus de la passion dont ils font preuve dans ce dossier. Tout le monde \u00e0 la Chambre croit que le NPD est d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger l\u2019environnement et \u00e0 prendre les mesures n\u00e9cessaires pour que cela se fasse dans les d\u00e9lais prescrits.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5917031\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le probl\u00e8me qui semble toujours se poser est celui de l\u2019\u00e9quilibre. Nous devons trouver le juste \u00e9quilibre entre prot\u00e9ger l\u2019environnement, dans la mesure de nos moyens, et veiller \u00e0 assurer notre prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique. La r\u00e9alit\u00e9, c\u2019est que si les politiques exercent de trop grandes pressions sur l\u2019\u00e9conomie, les gens exerceront des pressions sur nous pour que nous renversions la vapeur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5917032\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me demande o\u00f9 le NPD voit cet \u00e9quilibre. Le NPD croit-il que l\u2019environnement l\u2019emporte sur tout et que l\u2019\u00e9conomie vient en deuxi\u00e8me place? Dans quel ordre place-t-il les priorit\u00e9s pour faire avancer ce dossier particulier?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/5/15/mark-gerretsen-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mark-gerretsen/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4311/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10633924",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00c9manant Du Gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014The Environment",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 L'environnement"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/5/15/",
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}
}