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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2023-09-28 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, GP)",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, PV)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7932481\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise virtually in the House to present a petition of concern to citizens of Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands and some from beyond Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7932482\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners ask the House to consider the state of Canada's waterways. They point out that healthy waterways are critical for our forests, watersheds and fisheries. When we have a healthy watershed, it is essentially green infrastructure. It purifies our water and does real work. The petitioners point out that our water laws are inadequate to protect waterways. They particularly isolate large corporations that use their muscle to allow waterways to be denigrated by pollution from their operations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7932483\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners call on the government to update Canada's water laws and ensure that our waterways across the country are protected from industry and pollution. They urge the government to work with experts and professionals in the field of water conservation.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7932481\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis honor\u00e9e de prendre la parole \u00e0 la Chambre par vid\u00e9oconf\u00e9rence pour pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sur un sujet qui pr\u00e9occupe des citoyens de Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands et d'ailleurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7932482\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e0 la Chambre de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 l'\u00e9tat des cours d'eau au Canada. Ils signalent que des cours d'eau sains sont essentiels pour nos for\u00eats, nos bassins hydrographiques et nos p\u00eaches. Un bassin hydrographique sain est essentiellement une infrastructure verte qui purifie nos eaux et accomplit un travail v\u00e9ritable. Les p\u00e9titionnaires d\u00e9noncent le fait que les lois actuelles ne prot\u00e8gent pas ad\u00e9quatement les cours d'eau au Canada. Ils d\u00e9noncent tout particuli\u00e8rement le fait que de grandes entreprises se servent de leur importance pour se permettre de d\u00e9grader les cours d'eau par la pollution d\u00e9coulant de leurs activit\u00e9s d'exploitation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7932483\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement de mettre \u00e0 jour la l\u00e9gislation canadienne sur les cours d'eau et de prot\u00e9ger les cours d'eau du Canada contre l'industrie et la pollution. Ils exhortent le gouvernement \u00e0 collaborer avec des experts et des professionnels du domaine de la conservation des eaux.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2023/9/28/elizabeth-may-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/elizabeth-may/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4108/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12342515",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Water Conservation",
"fr": "La conservation des eaux"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2023/9/28/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2023%2F9%2F28%2F"
}
}