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{
    "time": "2021-05-31 19:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Michael Chong",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Michael Chong"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6756109\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Chair, former President Obama and former Vice-President Biden implored the government not to join the AIIB back in 2016. Their advice looks prescient in light of China's threats over the last five years to our citizens, our economy and our values.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6756110\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the government contemplate doing as Australia has done in withdrawing from the belt and road initiative, withdrawing Canada's membership from the AIIB and halting all further payments?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6756109\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le pr\u00e9sident, l'ancien pr\u00e9sident Obama et l'ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident Biden ont implor\u00e9 le gouvernement du Canada de ne pas se joindre \u00e0 la Banque asiatique d'investissement pour les infrastructures en 2016. Leurs conseils semblent pr\u00e9monitoires quand on pense aux menaces que la Chine a fait peser, au cours des cinq derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, sur les citoyens, l'\u00e9conomie et les valeurs du Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6756110\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement envisagera-t-il de suivre l'exemple de l'Australie, c'est-\u00e0-dire de se retirer de l'initiative La Ceinture et la Route, de mettre fin \u00e0 la participation du Canada \u00e0 la Banque asiatique d'investissement pour les infrastructures et de ne verser aucun autre paiement?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2021/5/31/michael-chong-11/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/michael-chong/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1440/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11351507",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development\u2014Main Estimates, 2021-22",
        "fr": "Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, commerce et d\u00e9veloppement \u2014 Le Budget principal des d\u00e9penses 2021-2022"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2021/5/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2021%2F5%2F31%2F"
    }
}