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{
"time": "2020-10-09 11:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey\u2014White Rock, CPC)",
"fr": "L'hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (Surrey-Sud\u2014White Rock, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6280738\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, blueberries are Canada's largest fruit export both in terms of value and volume.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6280739\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Hard-working blueberry producers in my riding, like Surrey Farms and Pacific Organic Blueberry, have seen crops decrease by 25% year over year. COVID-19 and CERB have already made it tough to find workers and now our farmers learn that U.S. tariffs may be on the horizon. Tariffs would be crippling. They need protection.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6280740\" data-originallang=\"en\">What exactly is the Liberal government going to do?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6280738\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, l'exportation de bleuets est la plus importante exportation fruiti\u00e8re du Canada, tant sur le plan de la valeur que sur le plan du volume.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6280739\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les producteurs de bleuets de ma circonscription, comme Surrey Farms et Pacific Organic Blueberry, ont vu leurs r\u00e9coltes diminuer de 25 % d'une ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l'autre. La COVID-19 et la Prestation canadienne d'urgence compliquaient d\u00e9j\u00e0 la t\u00e2che \u00e0 ceux qui cherchaient des travailleurs, et les agriculteurs canadiens apprennent maintenant que les \u00c9tats-Unis pourraient imposer des droits de douane sur leurs produits, ce qui leur porterait un dur coup. Ils ont besoin de protection.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6280740\" data-originallang=\"en\">Que compte faire exactement le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/10/9/kerry-lynne-findlay-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kerry-lynne-findlay/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4535/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10947530",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "International Trade",
"fr": "Le commerce international"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/10/9/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F10%2F9%2F"
}
}