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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2026-03-25 14:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Chris d'Entremont (Acadie\u2014Annapolis, Lib.)",
"fr": "Chris d'Entremont (Acadie\u2014Annapolis, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9230865\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent Acadie\u2014Annapolis, a predominantly rural riding in Nova Scotia that I have always called home.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9230866\" data-originallang=\"en\">I recognize the value of small and medium-sized businesses, whether it is engaging with business owners or supporting them in my daily life. However, we know that rural business owners often struggle with less access to financing, smaller markets, a tighter pool of workers and longer supply chains.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9230867\" data-originallang=\"en\">To the minister responsible for ACOA, how is the Government of Canada supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Acadie\u2014Annapolis and in Atlantic Canada? </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9230865\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis fier de repr\u00e9senter Acadie\u2014Annapolis, une circonscription majoritairement rurale en Nouvelle\u2011\u00c9cosse que j'habite depuis toujours.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9230866\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je reconnais l'importance des petites et moyennes entreprises, que ce soit en dialoguant avec leurs propri\u00e9taires ou en les soutenant au quotidien. Cependant, nous savons que les propri\u00e9taires d'entreprises en r\u00e9gions rurales doivent souvent composer avec un acc\u00e8s plus limit\u00e9 au financement, des march\u00e9s plus petits, un bassin de main-d'\u0153uvre plus restreint et des cha\u00eenes d'approvisionnement plus longues.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9230867\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le ministre responsable de l'Agence de promotion \u00e9conomique du Canada atlantique pourrait-il informer la Chambre de ce que fait le gouvernement du Canada pour soutenir les PME d'Acadie\u2014Annapolis et du Canada atlantique?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/3/25/chris-dentremont-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/chris-dentremont/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4855/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13420466",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Regional Economic Development",
"fr": "Le d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique r\u00e9gional"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/3/25/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F3%2F25%2F"
}
}