Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2011-02-16 15:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Serge M\u00e9nard (Marc-Aur\u00e8le-Fortin, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2338873\" data-originallang=\"fr\">First of all, my apologies for being late. I did my utmost, but after question period, I had to meet with reporters who were intent upon obtaining explanations about what took place yesterday evening in committee, as well as with people who worked on the issue. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338874\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would also like to emphasize that I saw this information for the first time here. Even if I had had knowledge of it earlier, it would nevertheless be impossible to have a good understanding of the meaning of these statistics. I do however attach a tremendous importance to them. I am familiar with Statistics Canada and I am convinced that it is one of the best organizations in the world, overall. I often read the publications it puts out. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338875\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, statistics such as these do not read out in the way you have just read them out. One must study them; otherwise, one only retains a few aspects. I had asked that we be provided with this document a little bit ahead of time. I do not know when it was provided, but I believe that my assistant received it yesterday, whereas I sat in committee until 10:30 p.m. Therefore, when we ask you to forward documentation within a certain timeframe, I would be grateful if this could be done a little sooner. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338876\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I do not see how this will assist me with the votes that we are going to have this very afternoon, and it is very unfortunate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338877\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Defence lawyers have told us, during the course of our hearings, that the courts had established, as a matter of principle in cases of sexual offences against children, that the rule would be jail time. My impression is that this is not what is reflected in your statistics.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338878\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Could you enlighten my in this regard?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2338873\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Tout d'abord, veuillez me pardonner pour mon retard. J'ai fait tout mon possible, mais j'ai d\u00fb rencontrer, apr\u00e8s la p\u00e9riode des questions orales, des journalistes qui voulaient absolument avoir des explications sur ce qui s'\u00e9tait pass\u00e9 hier soir en comit\u00e9, ainsi que des gens qui avaient travaill\u00e9 sur cette question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338874\" data-originallang=\"fr\">J'aimerais aussi souligner que j'ai vu cette information pour la premi\u00e8re fois ici. M\u00eame si j'en avais pris connaissance plus t\u00f4t, il serait quand m\u00eame impossible de se faire une id\u00e9e juste de la signification de ces statistiques. Pourtant, j'y accorde \u00e9norm\u00e9ment d'importance. Je connais Statistique Canada et je suis persuad\u00e9 qu'il s'agit d'un des meilleurs organismes au monde, en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Je lis souvent les publications de cet organisme.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338875\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Par contre, des statistiques semblables ne se lisent pas comme vous venez de nous les lire. Il faut les regarder, sinon on n'en retient que quelques aspects. J'avais demand\u00e9 qu'on re\u00e7oive ce document un peu \u00e0 l'avance. Je ne sais pas \u00e0 quel moment on l'a re\u00e7u, mais je pense que mon assistante l'a re\u00e7u hier, alors que j'ai si\u00e9g\u00e9 jusqu'\u00e0 22 h 30 \u00e0 un comit\u00e9. Alors, quand on vous demande de nous les envoyer dans un certain d\u00e9lai, je vous serais reconnaissant que ce soit un peu plus t\u00f4t.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338876\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je ne vois pas en quoi cela va m'aider dans la mise aux voix que nous allons faire cet apr\u00e8s-midi m\u00eame, et c'est bien dommage.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338877\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Des avocats de la d\u00e9fense nous ont dit, au cours de nos audiences, que les tribunaux avaient \u00e9tabli comme principe qu'en mati\u00e8re d'infractions sexuelles contre des enfants, la r\u00e8gle \u00e9tait l'incarc\u00e9ration. J'ai l'impression que ce n'est pas ce qu'on trouve dans vos statistiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2338878\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pourriez-vous m'\u00e9clairer \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/justice/40-3/49/serge-menard-1/",
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    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1492/",
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    "source_id": "3752594",
    "document_url": "/committees/justice/40-3/49/",
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