Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2009-05-12 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Leah Levac",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1488542\" data-originallang=\"en\">Absolutely. When people become aware of a lot of the pressing needs, some of that shift happens because you become committed before you realize that you're committed. Exposure and experience are a part of that process.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488543\" data-originallang=\"en\">I also think it's much harder to tailor in terms of how do we do that, but if I think about the role of a federal government, largely, it can't be anything more than providing an overall will of what we as a country value and believe in. What do we mark as our priorities?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488544\" data-originallang=\"en\">Just for kicks, I went on to the federal government website, searched \u201cpoverty reduction\u201d, and then searched \u201ceconomic development\u201d. I got half as many hits for \u201cpoverty reduction\u201d and \u201csocial justice\u201d as I did for \u201ceconomic development\u201d. That is obviously not a good test of anything, really, except to say that our discourse does not focus us in the direction of getting people to buy into the importance of valuing your neighbours, your community, and social well-being.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488545\" data-originallang=\"en\">Also, I think, our story is an important part of how you move people's interest from \u201chow much more money can I make?\u201d to \u201chow do I make sure that the people around me are living in a way that's fair?\u201d</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1488542\" data-originallang=\"en\">Absolument. Lorsque les gens prennent conscience de ces nombreux besoins pressants, ce changement d'attitude se produit parce que l'on devient engag\u00e9 avant m\u00eame de s'en rendre compte. La familiarisation et l'exp\u00e9rience font partie de ce processus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488543\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je pense qu'il est \u00e9galement beaucoup plus difficile de fa\u00e7onner les modalit\u00e9s de cette action, mais si je r\u00e9fl\u00e9chis au r\u00f4le du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, je ne vois gu\u00e8re qu'il puisse faire grand-chose de plus que de susciter une volont\u00e9 globale d'adh\u00e9rer \u00e0 des valeurs nationales. O\u00f9 situons-nous nos priorit\u00e9s?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488544\" data-originallang=\"en\">Juste pour m'amuser, je suis all\u00e9e sur le site Internet du gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral, j'y ai fait une recherche pour \u00ab r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9 \u00bb, puis pour \u00ab d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique \u00bb. J'ai eu moiti\u00e9 moins de r\u00e9ponses pour \u00ab r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9 \u00bb et \u00ab justice sociale \u00bb que pour \u00ab d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique \u00bb. Ce n'est \u00e9videmment pas un bon indicateur de quoi que ce soit, sinon du fait que notre discours ne tend pas \u00e0 convaincre les gens de l'importance d'appr\u00e9cier leurs voisins, leur collectivit\u00e9 et le bien-\u00eatre social.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1488545\" data-originallang=\"en\">En outre, je pense que notre exemple est une d\u00e9monstration importante de la mani\u00e8re dont on peut amener les gens \u00e0 s'int\u00e9resser moins \u00e0 l'argent qu'ils peuvent gagner et davantage \u00e0 faire en sorte que ceux qui les entourent puissent mener une vie d\u00e9cente.</p>"
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    "url": "/committees/human-resources/40-2/26/leah-levac-3/",
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    "source_id": "2760615",
    "document_url": "/committees/human-resources/40-2/26/",
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