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{
"time": "2026-06-16 14:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Kent MacDonald (Cardigan, Lib.)",
"fr": "Kent MacDonald (Cardigan, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9412969\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, Canadians understand that food security is national security. In fact, a Nanos Research survey released this month for Dairy Farmers of Canada found that 94% of Canadians believe it is important that Canada maintain as much control as possible over its food supply. The survey also found significant support for Canadian farmers and the supply management system, which helps ensure a stable and reliable food supply. As a farmer myself, I know the importance of growing, producing and processing more of our food here at home.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9412970\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Last week our <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> unveiled Canada's national food strategy. Could the Minister of Agriculture\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9412969\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les Canadiens savent que la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire est une question de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale. En fait, selon un sondage publi\u00e9 ce mois-ci et r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Nanos Research pour les Producteurs laitiers du Canada, 94 % des Canadiens croient qu'il est important que le Canada conserve autant de contr\u00f4le que possible sur son approvisionnement alimentaire. Le sondage a \u00e9galement r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que l'opinion publique est largement favorable aux agriculteurs canadiens et au syst\u00e8me de gestion de l'offre, qui contribue \u00e0 assurer la stabilit\u00e9 et la fiabilit\u00e9 de l'approvisionnement alimentaire. \u00c9tant moi-m\u00eame agriculteur, je sais \u00e0 quel point il est important de cultiver, de produire et de transformer davantage de nos aliments ici, au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9412970\" data-originallang=\"en\">La semaine derni\u00e8re, le <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> a d\u00e9voil\u00e9 la Strat\u00e9gie nationale de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire du Canada. Le ministre de l'Agriculture pourrait-il...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/6/16/kent-macdonald-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kent-macdonald/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4673/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13585203",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Agriculture and Agri-Food",
"fr": "L'agriculture et l'agroalimentaire"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/6/16/",
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}
}