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{
"time": "2020-06-17 18:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Ben Lobb",
"fr": "M. Ben Lobb"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205693\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Chair, at this point in the whole process I, like others, am frustrated by this. It has been going on for a long time. The fact is that I have asked three questions and got zero answers. I think I asked them in a polite manner. My colleague from Ottawa asked the minister a question in regard to the UN Security Council and did not get any answers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205694\" data-originallang=\"en\">All I can say is that if it is a good investment, they can tell us what it is. If it is $40 million to get a UN security seat, let us know. If we are putting money into Via Rail, let us know. How much is for new trains? How much is for maintenance? How much is for labour? </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205695\" data-originallang=\"en\">That is all we are trying to ask here. It is not that we are trying to slip anyone up or anything. It is just a respectful question to try to get a good answer, so if we are going to go through the process, how about we just get some real answers? I think we can handle them, and if they are good investments, let us support them.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205693\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la pr\u00e9sidente, \u00e0 cette \u00e9tape du processus, comme bien d'autres, je ressens de la frustration. Il en est ainsi depuis longtemps. J'ai pos\u00e9 trois questions, mais je n'ai obtenu aucune r\u00e9ponse. Je pense avoir pos\u00e9 mes questions poliment. Mon coll\u00e8gue d'Ottawa a pos\u00e9 une question \u00e0 la ministre concernant le Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l'ONU et n'a obtenu aucune r\u00e9ponse.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205694\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si ces investissements sont de bons investissements, ils peuvent nous dire ce dont il s'agit. Si 40 millions de dollars ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pens\u00e9s pour tenter d'obtenir un si\u00e8ge au Conseil de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de l'ONU, qu'ils nous le disent! Si nous investissons des fonds dans VIA Rail, qu'ils nous le disent! Combien iront \u00e0 l'achat de nouveaux trains? Combien iront \u00e0 la maintenance? Combien iront \u00e0 la main-d'\u0153uvre?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205695\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est tout ce que nous demandons. Nous n'essayons pas de prendre qui que ce soit en d\u00e9faut. C'est simplement une question respectueuse pour tenter d'obtenir des r\u00e9ponses. Tant qu'\u00e0 tenir ce processus, pourquoi ne pas nous donner de v\u00e9ritables r\u00e9ponses? Je pense que nous pouvons composer avec les r\u00e9ponses, et si les investissements s'av\u00e8rent judicieux, approuvons-les.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/6/17/ben-lobb-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ben-lobb/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1102/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10890569",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Supplementary Estimates (A), 2020-21",
"fr": "Le budget suppl\u00e9mentaire des d\u00e9penses (A) 2020-2021"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/6/17/",
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}
}