Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2006-05-17 16:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Rick Casson (Lethbridge, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8335\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I certainly endorse your comments about keeping the debate at a high level tonight because, as the Leader of the Opposition knows, our troops in Afghanistan listen to every word that gets said in this House of Commons in reference to their mission. Hopefully everybody in this House will remember that as they go through this evening's debate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8336\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member opposite is asking for the commitments. I think the Prime Minister has indicated another $310 million, for a total of $1 billion, to help with the reconstruction. He has talked about the refugees coming back into the country. He has talked about children going to school. He has talked about women's rights being restored, about education, about clean water. The very basics of life are being provided, plus there is an opportunity for a future.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8337\" data-originallang=\"en\">Surely even the NDP could vote to support such action. This is what our men and women in uniform are doing in that country. I think it is just amazing that people can stand up here and discuss and argue about the details of how the debate was structured or the timing of it. That is ridiculous.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8335\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis d'accord avec vous qu'il faut maintenir le d\u00e9bat \u00e0 un haut niveau ce soir, car nos militaires en Afghanistan \u00e9coutent tout ce que nous disons \u00e0 la Chambre au sujet de leur mission, comme le sait le chef de l'opposition. J'esp\u00e8re que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s en seront conscients au fil du d\u00e9bat. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8336\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face demande des engagements. Je crois que le premier ministre a indiqu\u00e9 que 310 millions de dollars de plus seront vers\u00e9s pour aider \u00e0 la reconstruction, ce qui donne un total de 1 milliard de dollars. Il a parl\u00e9 des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s qui rentreront au pays, des enfants qui iront \u00e0 l'\u00e9cole, des droits de la femme qui seront r\u00e9tablis. Il a parl\u00e9 \u00e9galement d'\u00e9ducation et d'eau potable. Ainsi, les besoins essentiels seront combl\u00e9s et il y aura des possibilit\u00e9s d'avenir. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8337\" data-originallang=\"en\">M\u00eame le NPD peut voter en faveur de cela. Voil\u00e0 ce que font nos hommes et nos femmes en uniforme dans ce pays. Je suis ahuri que des d\u00e9put\u00e9s interviennent pour discuter et pour critiquer des d\u00e9tails comme la structure du d\u00e9bat ou le choix du moment. C'est ridicule. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2006/5/17/rick-casson-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/rick-casson/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1253/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1543648",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2006/5/17/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2006%2F5%2F17%2F"
    }
}