Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2018-11-08 09:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster\u2014Burnaby, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Peter Julian (New Westminster\u2014Burnaby, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5670224\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670225\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thanks to all of our witnesses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670226\" data-originallang=\"en\">As a number of witnesses have indicated\u2014Mr. Hynes in this panel\u2014this budget bill is badly flawed and has been rushed through Parliament. We've been given a few hours with witnesses, and we really appreciate your coming forward.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670227\" data-originallang=\"en\">Today, witnesses have identified a whole variety of flaws. The government has given absolutely no indication that it will do anything other than bulldoze this through in a few hours, a week from next Tuesday. The special handcuff legislation it brought in means that anything that hasn't been amended is simply adopted full scale at the end of the day. It's a ridiculous approach to policy-making.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670228\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Hynes, thank you for your comments.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670229\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Speaker has rebuked the <a data-HoCid=\"214320\" href=\"/politicians/bill-morneau/\" title=\"Bill Morneau\">finance minister</a> for doing this. Certainly Mr. Trudeau promised that he would act differently from Mr. Harper. This is twice as bad as anything Mr. Harper pulled. We have to try to adjust these incredible flaws.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670230\" data-originallang=\"en\">I'd like to start by asking Mr. Benson, Monsieur Lacoste and Mr. Hennessy about pay equity. You raised very important issues about the flaws in the bill.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670231\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Lacoste, you said that the two amendments you proposed would avoid endless litigation. You fear that women will be forced to go back to court if this bill is passed as it stands.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670232\" data-originallang=\"en\">My question to the three of you is this. What happens if this government just rams through this legislation without making the essential changes that you and so many other witnesses have suggested?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5670224\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci beaucoup, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670225\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je salue tous les t\u00e9moins.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670226\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme un certain nombre de t\u00e9moins l\u2019ont indiqu\u00e9, dont M. Hynes, dans le groupe actuel, cette loi budg\u00e9taire comporte de gros d\u00e9fauts et a \u00e9t\u00e9 vot\u00e9e \u00e0 la h\u00e2te par le Parlement. Nous avons eu quelques heures avec les t\u00e9moins, et nous vous sommes vraiment reconnaissants d\u2019\u00eatre venus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670227\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aujourd\u2019hui, les t\u00e9moins ont d\u00e9cel\u00e9 une multitude de d\u00e9fauts. Le gouvernement n\u2019a aucunement laiss\u00e9 entendre qu\u2019il fera autre chose que du forcing pour que ce projet de loi soit adopt\u00e9 en quelques heures mardi en douze. La mesure l\u00e9gislative sp\u00e9ciale pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e signifie que tout ce qui n\u2019aura pas \u00e9t\u00e9 amend\u00e9 sera tout simplement adopt\u00e9 sans discussion au bout du compte. Voil\u00e0 une approche ridicule de l\u2019\u00e9laboration des politiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670228\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur Hynes, je vous remercie de vos commentaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670229\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le Pr\u00e9sident de la Chambre a reproch\u00e9 au <a data-HoCid=\"214320\" href=\"/politicians/bill-morneau/\" title=\"Bill Morneau\">ministre des Finances</a> d\u2019avoir agi ainsi. Certes, M. Trudeau a promis qu\u2019il agirait diff\u00e9remment de M. Harper. Pourtant, ce geste est deux fois pire que toutes les ruses de M. Harper. Nous devons essayer de corriger ces lacunes incroyables.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670230\" data-originallang=\"en\">J\u2019aimerais commencer par poser des questions \u00e0 M. Benson, M. Lacoste et M. Hennessy au sujet de l\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9 salariale. Vous avez d\u00e9plor\u00e9 les enjeux de taille que soul\u00e8vent les d\u00e9fauts du projet de loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670231\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur Lacoste, vous avez dit que les deux modifications que vous avez propos\u00e9es permettraient d'\u00e9viter d'interminables litiges. Vous craignez que les femmes ne soient oblig\u00e9es de retourner devant les tribunaux si ce projet de loi est adopt\u00e9 tel quel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5670232\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ma question s\u2019adresse \u00e0 vous trois. Que se passera-t-il si le gouvernement fait adopter ce projet de loi au pas de charge sans y apporter les changements indispensables que vous et tant d\u2019autres t\u00e9moins avez propos\u00e9s?</p>"
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