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{
    "time": "2006-11-01 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Luc Harvey (Louis-H\u00e9bert, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"235090\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, rising obesity rates and decreasing physical activity, particularly in children, represent major public health challenges our country will have to face in the coming decades. Parents, health organizations, schools and governments all have a part to play in this matter. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235091\" data-originallang=\"fr\">This is why our government is determined to show leadership and take decisive action to solve this problem.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235092\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The children's fitness tax credit will promote greater participation in sports programs and physical activities, and will help parents with the ever-increasing costs associated with such activities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235093\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would like to thank the members of the expert panel, Doctor Kellie Leitch, Michael Weil and David Basset, who took the time to consult Canadians and put together some recommendations on programs that should be eligible for the tax credit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235094\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I am delighted to be working, not with a team that is perpetually doomed to ask questions, but rather with a team that is able to announce concrete measures that will benefit Canadians.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"235090\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la hausse du taux d'ob\u00e9sit\u00e9 et le manque d'activit\u00e9 physique, particuli\u00e8rement chez nos enfants, sont des d\u00e9fis de sant\u00e9 publique auxquels le pays devra faire face pendant les prochaines d\u00e9cennies. Les parents, les organismes de sant\u00e9, les \u00e9coles et les gouvernements ont tous un r\u00f4le \u00e0 jouer \u00e0 ce chapitre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235091\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est pourquoi notre gouvernement est d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 faire preuve de leadership et \u00e0 agir de fa\u00e7on d\u00e9cisive pour r\u00e9soudre ce probl\u00e8me.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235092\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le cr\u00e9dit d'imp\u00f4t pour la condition physique des enfants favorisera une participation plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e dans des programmes de sport et d'activit\u00e9 physique et aidera les parents \u00e0 supporter les co\u00fbts sans cesse croissants de ces activit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235093\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je tiens \u00e0 remercier les membres du groupe d'experts, la docteure Kellie Leitch, Michael Weil et David Basset, qui ont pris le temps de consulter des Canadiens et de formuler des recommandations sur les programmes qui devraient faire l'objet de cr\u00e9dit d'imp\u00f4t.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"235094\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je suis content de travailler avec une \u00e9quipe qui n'est pas perp\u00e9tuellement condamn\u00e9e \u00e0 poser des questions, mais bien une \u00e9quipe qui peut annoncer des mesures concr\u00e8tes et b\u00e9n\u00e9fiques pour les Canadiens et Canadiennes.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2006/11/1/luc-harvey-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/429/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/440/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1743885",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Health",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2006/11/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2006%2F11%2F1%2F"
    }
}