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{
"time": "2007-11-27 11:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Rob Nicholson",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"950141\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Thank you very much for those comments and for your comments concerning our crime-fighting agenda.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950142\" data-originallang=\"en\">You indicated, to begin with, that you're getting good response and good feedback from your constituents, and I can tell you that everywhere I go in this country I'm getting positive feedback from individuals who are having a look at what we're doing, and for the most part they're applauding these actions. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950143\" data-originallang=\"en\">You talked about getting it through the House of Commons and the Senate. I know you will do--and I think we all should do--everything possible to try to move these pieces of legislation, legislation that I believe Canadians want and that will be good for this country. I understand that these bills have to be studied and that there have to be speeches, but nobody wants to see things get delayed. I hope nobody wants to see them get delayed, so I appreciate all your efforts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950144\" data-originallang=\"en\">I see the member for St. Catharines, and I know he was chair of the legislative committee that looked into the Tackling Violent Crime Act. He, along with his colleagues from all sides, did an excellent job in getting that through. I appreciate his leadership on this as well, and I'm sure the people of St. Catharines are very appreciative of his efforts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950145\" data-originallang=\"en\">You asked me about the aboriginal justice strategy as well. I got into it a little bit, I believe, with Monsieur M\u00e9nard's question with respect to the aboriginal justice strategy, or perhaps it came from someone in the Liberal Party. One of the things I found attractive about it is that the feedback we have received indicates that individuals who get involved with this are less than half as likely to reoffend as those who do not participate in a program of this nature. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950146\" data-originallang=\"en\">You can have many programs, but as my colleague, Stockwell Day, will tell you, you have to show results; you want to know you're making a difference. I appreciate that sometimes that's very difficult to measure, but from the information I have received with respect to the aboriginal justice system and from the feedback I've had, people are pleased with it, and it is working. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950147\" data-originallang=\"en\">I underline the fact as well that we have a constitutional responsibility with respect to aboriginal people, so there is an added onus on the Government of Canada to take steps to assist aboriginal people who unfortunately, in some cases, get involved with the criminal justice system. As you quite correctly pointed out, there is money in these supplemental estimates for the program, which is of course why we're here, and enhanced funding over the two years was announced, as you pointed out, in Budget 2007. In my opinion, this is money well spent. This has my complete support, and I believe the members of this committee are in favour of it as well. It's a good-news item and it's something that works.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"950141\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires, notamment sur notre plan de lutte contre la criminalit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950142\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour commencer, vous avez dit recevoir des r\u00e9actions positives dans votre circonscription, et je peux vous confirmer que partout o\u00f9 je vais au Canada, ceux qui se sont pench\u00e9s sur notre travail r\u00e9agissent positivement aussi, et pour la plupart, nous en f\u00e9licitent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950143\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous avez parl\u00e9 de l'adoption des projets de loi \u00e0 la Chambre des communes et au S\u00e9nat. Je sais que vous ferez de votre mieux, comme nous devons tous faire, pour faire adopter ces mesures l\u00e9gislatives, que d\u00e9sirent les Canadiens et qui sont bonnes pour le Canada. Je comprends que les projets de loi doivent \u00eatre \u00e9tudi\u00e9s, que des discours doivent \u00eatre prononc\u00e9s, mais personne ne veut les retarder. J'esp\u00e8re que personne ne veut les retarder et j'appr\u00e9cie donc tous vos efforts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950144\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vois ici le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de St. Catharines qui \u00e9tait le pr\u00e9sident du comit\u00e9 l\u00e9gislatif charg\u00e9 de la Loi sur la lutte contre le crime violent. Comme ses coll\u00e8gues de tous les partis, il a fait un excellent travail pour son adoption. Je salue le leadership dont il a fait preuve et je suis convaincu que les \u00e9lecteurs de St. Catharines appr\u00e9cient aussi beaucoup ses efforts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950145\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous m'avez pos\u00e9 une question au sujet de la strat\u00e9gie relative \u00e0 la justice applicable aux Autochtones. Je pense avoir effleur\u00e9 le sujet en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la question de M. M\u00e9nard, ou \u00e9tait-ce la question d'un lib\u00e9ral? Il y a un aspect int\u00e9ressant \u00e0 mes yeux, pour ce programme: d'apr\u00e8s les commentaires re\u00e7us, les participants au programme sont deux fois moins susceptibles de r\u00e9cidive que ceux qui ne participent \u00e0 aucun programme de ce genre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950146\" data-originallang=\"en\">On peut avoir divers programmes, mais comme mon coll\u00e8gue Stockwell Day vous le dira, il faut produire des r\u00e9sultats. On veut changer des choses. Je comprends que c'est parfois tr\u00e8s difficile \u00e0 mesurer, mais d'apr\u00e8s les renseignements qu'on m'a fournis sur le syst\u00e8me de justice autochtone et les r\u00e9actions dont on m'a parl\u00e9, les gens sont contents, c'est efficace.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"950147\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je tiens \u00e0 rappeler notre responsabilit\u00e9 constitutionnelle \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des Autochtones. Le gouvernement du Canada a en effet la responsabilit\u00e9 suppl\u00e9mentaire d'aider les Autochtones qui, malheureusement dans certains cas, ont des d\u00e9m\u00eal\u00e9s avec la justice. Vous avez raison de signaler que les budgets suppl\u00e9mentaires des d\u00e9penses pr\u00e9voient des fonds pour ce programme, et c'est la raison de notre pr\u00e9sence ici. Le budget de 2007, vous nous le rappeliez, annon\u00e7ait un financement sur deux ans, qui sera bonifi\u00e9. \u00c0 mon avis, c'est de l'argent bien d\u00e9pens\u00e9. J'appuie \u00e0 fond ce programme comme, je crois, les membres de votre comit\u00e9. C'est positif et c'est efficace.</p>"
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