Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2009-12-02 16:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Brian Jean",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1776833\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776834\" data-originallang=\"en\">In fact, I was reading this very exciting copy of \u201cCanada's Economic Action Plan--A Fourth Report to Canadians\u201d. I would encourage all those people listening, all Canadians, to get a copy of it. It's fairly interesting and it gives me a lot of confidence in the Canadian economy. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776835\" data-originallang=\"en\">On page 15, they talk about \u201cOverall Contraction in Real GDP During the Recession\u201d. We actually fare extremely well at -3%, compared to countries such as Japan and Germany, which are up around 7% and 8%. In fact, further on, it talks about business confidence. It appears on page 17 that we are well above the historical average, at some 6% or 7%, in business confidence, just in the third quarter of 2009. It appears that whatever we're doing is working. In fact, real residential investment and renovation growth, on page 19, show an increase of 8% to 12% in the last two quarters. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Indeed, I believe from what I've heard in question period and just generally, and from what I've read in this book, that it appears this government is moving forward not just on infrastructure, but on changing some of the employment programs and other ministries to get people to work faster. On page 60--I know I sound like a commercial, but it was quite interesting to read this today--they say, \u201cThe number of Canadian workers benefiting from work-sharing has increased more than sixfold since the beginning of the year\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776837\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would suggest that some of the moves by this government are in more than just infrastructure and transportation; they're on a multifold ministry. Is that fair to say, Deputy Minister?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1776833\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vous remercie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776834\" data-originallang=\"en\">En fait, je lisais ce document tr\u00e8s int\u00e9ressant intitul\u00e9 \u00ab Le plan d'action \u00e9conomique du Canada \u2014 4<sup>e</sup> rapport aux Canadiens. \u00bb J'encourage tous ceux qui \u00e9coutent, tous les Canadiens, \u00e0 s'en procurer un exemplaire. Il est assez int\u00e9ressant et me remplit de confiance \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de l'\u00e9conomie canadienne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776835\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 la page 15, il est question de \u00ab contraction globale du PIB r\u00e9el pendant la r\u00e9cession \u00bb. Nous nous en tirons en fait extr\u00eamement bien \u2014 3 p. 100 comparativement aux pays comme le Japon et l'Allemagne, qui sont dans les 7 et 8 p. 100. De fait, plus loin, il est trait\u00e9 de confiance des entreprises. Il semble \u00e0 la page 17 que nous sommes bien au-del\u00e0 de la moyenne historique, \u00e0 quelque chose comme 6 ou 7 p. 100, au titre de la confiance des entreprises, rien que pour le troisi\u00e8me trimestre de 2009. On dirait, quoi que nous fassions, c'est efficace. De fait, la croissance r\u00e9elle de l'investissement r\u00e9sidentiel et de la r\u00e9novation, \u00e0 la page 19, affiche une hausse de 8 \u00e0 12 p. 100 au cours des deux derniers trimestres.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776836\" data-originallang=\"en\">D'ailleurs, d'apr\u00e8s ce que j'ai entendu pendant la p\u00e9riode de questions et de fa\u00e7on g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, et d'apr\u00e8s ce que j'ai lu dans ce document, il semble que ce gouvernement fait des progr\u00e8s non seulement au plan de l'infrastructure, mais en changeant certains programmes d'emploi et des programmes d'autres minist\u00e8res, de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 ce que l'on travaille plus vite. \u00c0 la page 60 \u2014 je sais que je donne l'impression de faire de la publicit\u00e9, mais j'ai \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s int\u00e9ress\u00e9 par cette lecture, aujourd'hui \u2014 on lit que \u00ab le nombre de travailleurs canadiens participant \u00e0 des accords de travail partag\u00e9 a plus que sextupl\u00e9 \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1776837\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 mon avis, certaines des mesures qu'a prises le gouvernement vont au-del\u00e0 de l'infrastructure et des transports; elles touchent de multiples minist\u00e8res. Est-ce que je me trompe, madame la sous-ministre?</p>"
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