Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2009-12-01 10:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Larry Miller (Bruce\u2014Grey\u2014Owen Sound, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1776441\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776442\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you to our witnesses for being here.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776443\" data-originallang=\"en\">I can tell you that I'm not going to read from the same song sheet that all the opposition members obviously passed down the table and dramatically tell you how disappointed I am, because I'm not.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776444\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I'm very proud, as I think most Canadians are, that the Olympics are coming to Canada, but I also recognize the work it takes to prepare for that. I congratulate all of you in working towards that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776445\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Benoit, I was very interested in hearing your comments and your presentation. One comment was about how you had trouble finding employees who could speak either one of our official languages. I presume the reason for that is immigrants coming in and what have you and the fact that they can't...</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776446\" data-originallang=\"en\">I see that you're nodding, so I take it you're in agreement with that. I hope that some of the changes that <a data-HoCid=\"128705\" href=\"/politicians/jason-kenney/\" title=\"Jason Kenney\">Minister Kenney</a> has made in the immigration act will help to deal with that, whereby it's mandatory for somebody... That should be beneficial when you're looking for employees. Would that be a correct assessment?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1776441\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci beaucoup, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776442\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je remercie nos t\u00e9moins d'\u00eatre ici.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776443\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je peux vous dire que je n'ai pas l'intention de reprendre le m\u00eame refrain que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de l'opposition ont manifestement d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de chanter \u00e0 l'unisson pour vous dire \u00e0 quel point ils sont d\u00e9\u00e7us, car personnellement, je ne le suis pas.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776444\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis fier, comme la plupart des Canadiens, que les Jeux olympiques aient lieu au Canada, mais je reconnais aussi l'ampleur de la t\u00e2che n\u00e9cessaire pour s'y pr\u00e9parer. Je vous f\u00e9licite tous de travailler en vue de cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776445\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur Benoit, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 avec beaucoup d'int\u00e9r\u00eat vos commentaires et votre expos\u00e9. Vous avez mentionn\u00e9 \u00e0 quel point il est difficile de trouver des employ\u00e9s capables de parler l'une ou l'autre langue officielle. Je suppose que cela s'explique par l'arriv\u00e9e d'immigrants qui ne peuvent...</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776446\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vois que vous hochez la t\u00eate. J'en conclus que vous \u00eates d'accord avec cette affirmation. J'esp\u00e8re que certains des changements que le <a data-HoCid=\"128705\" href=\"/politicians/jason-kenney/\" title=\"Jason Kenney\">ministre Kenney</a> a apport\u00e9s \u00e0 la Loi sur l'immigration contribueront \u00e0 att\u00e9nuer ce probl\u00e8me, qui fait qu'il est obligatoire... Cela devrait \u00eatre avantageux lorsqu'on cherche \u00e0 recruter des employ\u00e9s. Est-ce l\u00e0 une \u00e9valuation juste?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/official-languages/40-2/44/larry-miller-1/",
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    "source_id": "2985773",
    "document_url": "/committees/official-languages/40-2/44/",
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