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{
"time": "2012-02-09 11:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2699694\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thanks very much, Madam Chairman.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699695\" data-originallang=\"en\">I'd actually like to pick up on this question of astroturfing, as you've suggested.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699696\" data-originallang=\"en\">I think it's a tremendous recommendation you're making in this regard because I do think groups should have to demonstrate who is funding them. If they appear to be a public interest group that's actually funded by, especially, money outside the country, I think Canadians have a need to be able to see that, so that they can understand what might be motivating that position.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699697\" data-originallang=\"en\">Is there a specific recommendation that you would make in this regard?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699698\" data-originallang=\"en\">You've indicated that when they register they should have to indicate where their funding is coming from, but it would seem to me that it would have to be some kind of an ongoing process so that they would have to indicate if they have money come in. At the point of registration they might not have that money. It might come in at some other point, which could change the nature of that lobby group. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699699\" data-originallang=\"en\">How would you do that? Do you have a specific recommendation on that?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2699694\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci beaucoup, madame la pr\u00e9sidente.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699695\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'aimerais revenir sur cette question d'<em>astroturfing</em>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699696\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je crois que vous avez formul\u00e9 \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard une excellente recommandation. J'estime en effet que les groupes devraient d\u00e9voiler leurs sources de financement. S'ils se pr\u00e9sentent comme groupes d'int\u00e9r\u00eat public, mais qu'il s'av\u00e8re qu'ils re\u00e7oivent des fonds d'ailleurs, surtout si c'est de l'\u00e9tranger, je crois que les Canadiens ont le droit de le savoir pour \u00eatre en mesure de comprendre ce qui motive leur action.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699697\" data-originallang=\"en\">Avez-vous une recommandation particuli\u00e8re \u00e0 faire \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699698\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous avez dit que, lors de leur enregistrement, ces organisations devraient indiquer leurs sources de financement, mais il me semble qu'il faudrait \u00e9tablir une sorte de processus permanent leur imposant d'indiquer leurs rentr\u00e9es d'argent. Au moment de leur enregistrement, elles n'ont peut-\u00eatre encore rien re\u00e7u. Le financement peut se produire \u00e0 un autre moment, modifiant la nature de l'organisation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2699699\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 votre avis, comment faudrait-il proc\u00e9der? Avez-vous une recommandation pr\u00e9cise \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard?</p>"
},
"url": "/committees/ethics/41-1/22/dean-del-mastro-1/",
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