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{
"time": "2021-03-23 19:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6578041\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I am sure the <a data-HoCid=\"272431\" href=\"/politicians/chris-bittle/\" title=\"Chris Bittle\">parliamentary secretary</a> will not be surprised if I continue to maintain that Canada has not taken every step it needs to take and is capable of taking under the Basel Convention in order to ensure that bilateral trade with the United States is not just fully compliant with Basel, but goes beyond it, to ensure there are no loopholes for Canada's plastic waste, especially that which could be considered hazardous, from being exported to non-OECD countries.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6578042\" data-originallang=\"en\">I do want to make a more general statement that the notion that plastic can be recycled is largely dubious. A lot of Canadians separate their waste and want to see it recycled. Glass, aluminum, paper and paper products are largely of value and these materials are recycled, but plastic materials degrade very quickly. There is very limited access to actual recycling it. We need to take control of the matter and make sure we move off\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6578041\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je suis certaine que le <a data-HoCid=\"272431\" href=\"/politicians/chris-bittle/\" title=\"Chris Bittle\">secr\u00e9taire parlementaire</a> ne sera pas \u00e9tonn\u00e9 si je persiste \u00e0 affirmer que le Canada n'a pas pris toutes les mesures qu'il devait ou qu'il lui \u00e9tait possible de prendre dans le cadre de la Convention de B\u00e2le pour faire en sorte que le commerce bilat\u00e9ral avec les \u00c9tats-Unis ne soit non seulement conforme \u00e0 cette convention, mais qu'il aille aussi plus loin, afin qu'il n'existe pas de faille permettant aux d\u00e9chets plastiques du Canada, surtout ceux qui pourraient \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme dangereux, d'\u00eatre export\u00e9s vers des pays ne faisant pas partie de l'OCDE.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6578042\" data-originallang=\"en\">De mani\u00e8re plus g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, je voudrais souligner que la notion voulant que le plastique puisse \u00eatre recycl\u00e9 est plut\u00f4t contestable. Beaucoup de Canadiens trient leurs d\u00e9chets en souhaitant faire du recyclage. Le verre, l'aluminium, le papier et les produits en papier ont beaucoup de valeur et ils sont recycl\u00e9s, mais les plastiques se d\u00e9gradent tr\u00e8s rapidement. Leurs v\u00e9ritables possibilit\u00e9s de recyclage sont tr\u00e8s limit\u00e9es. Nous devons prendre les choses en main pour nous assurer de d\u00e9laisser...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2021/3/23/elizabeth-may-14/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/elizabeth-may/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4108/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11201935",
"h1": {
"en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
"fr": "Motion d'ajournement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "The Environment",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2021/3/23/",
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}