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{
    "time": "2005-06-16 13:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. John McKay (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's speech and actually found it quite interesting. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do with what we were talking about today which is <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a>. I am rather hoping that the hon. member has read <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a>. His colleagues apparently have pointed out that it is a rather short bill. I am hoping that some time prior to the delivery of his speech he read <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a>.</p>\n<p>I want him to comment on the remarks of Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Comptroller General of Canada, who in his notes to his remarks says that <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a> would provide enabling legislative authority to ministers; that <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a> is unique in that this is the first time that spending authority would be provided that is subject to there being a minimum fiscal surplus; that this represents a prudent approach to fiscal management; that in addition, it provides a $4.5 billion cap on spending; that in advance of year end, it also provides more lead time to determine the specific management framework; and that everything is subject to Treasury Board approval prior to March 31.</p>\n<p>Having heard those comments, and I hope having read <a href=\"/bills/996/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments\">Bill C-48</a>, I wonder if the member would think the Comptroller General of Canada is giving substantial approval to the frame of this bill.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2005/6/16/john-mckay-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-mckay/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1423/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "An Act to Authorize the Minister of Finance to Make Certain Payments",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2005/6/16/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2005%2F6%2F16%2F"
    }
}