Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2006-06-15 15:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Penny Priddy",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"26701\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in answer to how it will be done, I hope it does not depend on the history we have seen. We have to eliminate what I would call family poverty. There is no such thing as child poverty where children live in poverty and their parents do not. Many promises have been made but not kept.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"26702\" data-originallang=\"en\">However, we are putting this forward with the expectation that the government will recognize its responsibility for seniors. Perhaps in doing that, it will look at the other promises that have been made. People look forward to the receipt of some of supports to help them raise their children, to provide their children with books or clothes for school or housing. During the time I was in provincial government, I believe Quebec and British Columbia were the only provinces providing any money for off-market housing, and that is a disgrace.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"26703\" data-originallang=\"en\">I recognize the history that has come before from promises. If the motion passes, and I expect it to, I expect the government to live up to this promise. Not only do poor children and their families have voices. I do not know about Quebec, but in the province of British Columbia seniors have very loud voices. Many organized groups of seniors will watch this carefully to ensure the government is accountable for this.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"26701\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, quant \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on de s'y prendre, j'esp\u00e8re que le pass\u00e9 n'est pas garant de l'avenir. Nous devons \u00e9liminer ce que j'appelle la pauvret\u00e9 familiale. Quand les enfants vivent dans la pauvret\u00e9, c'est que leurs parents sont pauvres; les deux vont de pair. Bien des promesses ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faites et ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bris\u00e9es.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"26702\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cependant, nous avons pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 cette motion dans l'espoir que le gouvernement reconnaisse ses responsabilit\u00e9s \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des a\u00een\u00e9s. Ce faisant, ils examineront peut-\u00eatre les autres promesses qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faites. Les gens s'attendent \u00e0 recevoir une forme d'aide pour les aider \u00e0 \u00e9lever leurs enfants, \u00e0 leur acheter des livres ou des v\u00eatements pour l'\u00e9cole ou encore pour se loger. Quand j'\u00e9tais d\u00e9put\u00e9e provinciale, je crois que le Qu\u00e9bec et la Colombie-Britannique \u00e9taient les seules provinces qui offraient une aide financi\u00e8re pour les logements hors march\u00e9, et c'est honteux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"26703\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je suis consciente de ce qui est arriv\u00e9 aux promesses dans le pass\u00e9. Si la motion est adopt\u00e9e, ce qui devrait \u00eatre le cas, je m'attends \u00e0 ce que le gouvernement tienne parole. Il n'y a pas que les enfants et les familles qui puissent se faire entendre. Je ne sais pas ce qu'il en est au Qu\u00e9bec, mais en Colombie-Britannique, les a\u00een\u00e9s se font clairement entendre. Bien des groupes organis\u00e9s de personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es nous surveilleront attentivement pour s'assurer que le gouvernement rendra des comptes \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2006/6/15/penny-priddy-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/450/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/545/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1602716",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Opposition Motion--Seniors",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2006/6/15/",
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}