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{
    "time": "2019-06-12 16:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Catherine McKenna",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Catherine McKenna"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5986553\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank my hon. colleague for his question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986554\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I appreciate his acknowledgement that we accept amendments that make sense, and not those from Conservative politicians, who would take the process back to the Harper era. I know that the NDP does not want that either. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986555\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We have always said that the environmental assessment system would consider the federal projects with the greatest impacts. That is exactly what we are doing. In addition, we are working with the provinces and territories, which are also responsible for assessing projects through an environmental lens. We are working very closely with the Quebec government. I think that what we have done, much like the list of projects that will be considered, is part of this approach. This approach makes sense. It will protect the environment and grow our economy. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5986553\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je veux remercier mon honorable coll\u00e8gue de sa question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986554\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'appr\u00e9cie le fait qu'il reconnaisse que nous acceptions les amendements qui ont du sens, et non ceux des politiciens conservateurs, qui ram\u00e8neraient le processus \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque de Stephen Harper. Je sais que le NPD ne veut pas cela non plus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5986555\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous avons toujours dit que le syst\u00e8me d'\u00e9valuation environnementale \u00e9tudierait les projets relevant du f\u00e9d\u00e9ral ayant les plus grandes r\u00e9percussions. C'est exactement ce que nous faisons. Nous travaillons aussi avec les provinces et les territoires, qui sont aussi responsables d'\u00e9valuer les projets sur le plan environnemental. Nous travaillons de tr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s avec le gouvernement du Qu\u00e9bec. Je pense que ce que nous avons fait, tout comme la liste des projets qui seront consid\u00e9r\u00e9s, fait partie de cette approche. Je pense que c'est une approche qui a du sens. C'est une approche qui prot\u00e9gera notre environnement et fera cro\u00eetre notre \u00e9conomie.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2019/6/12/catherine-mckenna-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/catherine-mckenna/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4386/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10702905",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Impact Assessment Act",
        "fr": "Loi sur l'\u00e9valuation d'impact"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2019/6/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2019%2F6%2F12%2F"
    }
}