Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2007-12-05 16:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Pauline Picard (Drummond, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"812700\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I am happy to take part in this debate on a bill that aims to correct another problem with the Federal Accountability Act. I would remind this House that when Bill <a data-HoCid=\"2158135\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability\">C-2</a> was studied, the government was interested in passing the bill quickly, an attitude that we in the opposition parties, the media and Democracy Watch criticized. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812701\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois supports Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29 </a>in principle, because it addresses the problem of loans that allowed individuals to bypass political contribution restrictions. In fact, Bill C-29 fills the gaps the government left in studying Bill <a data-HoCid=\"2158135\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability\">C-2</a>, which contains little protection for whistleblowers and does nothing to improve the Access to Information Act. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812702\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Quebeckers have long understood the importance of having clear, reliable rules on financing political organizations. The Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois supports Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> in principle, because it should prevent people from getting around the financing rules, especially as regards contribution limits.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812703\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I want to stress that the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois fought long and hard for these limits. Inspired by the system that has been in place in Quebec for 30 years, we called on the government to put an end to financing by companies and limit individual contributions. Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> incorporates the only change proposed by the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois when Bill <a data-HoCid=\"2903284\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-54/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-54</a> was studied in committee. Then, we decried the fact that the political party was held responsible for its candidates' debts, even if the party was not a party to the contract between the individual and his or her financial institution.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812704\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I must say that I am extremely disappointed that the government is refusing to comply with the committee's decision on this. Although the current government wants to demonstrate good faith and sincerity, the fact remains that its intentions are not really genuine. In fact, the Conservatives are using this bill to point out that during the most recent Liberal leadership race, several candidates took out big loans to bypass financing restrictions. Yet the Conservatives are forgetting that the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister </a>himself has not disclosed all of the contributions he received during the 2002 leadership race. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812705\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If the Conservatives think they can pass themselves off as the champions of transparency and the standard bearers of ethics, I must remind them of a few facts that might force them to reconsider. We all remember, as does the public, all the back and forth between political offices and lobbying firms, the contracts awarded to political friends, the use of public funds for partisan purposes, the many partisan appointments, the appointments of judges and immigration commissioners, that is, to the IRB, on the basis of their political beliefs, and the publication of a guide intended for Conservative members who chair committees that lists every possible, imaginable measure to obstruct the work of committees.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812706\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> aims to correct the problem of loans used to circumvent the limits on contributions paid to political parties, but certain problems remain. Whistleblower protection comes to mind. During the election campaign, the Conservatives promised to guarantee whistleblowers greater protection. They wanted to \u201censure that whistleblowers would have access to adequate legal counsel\u201d. Yet the Conservatives' bill allows for only $1500 in legal fees. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812707\" data-originallang=\"fr\">They also wanted \u201cto give the public sector integrity commissioner the power to enforce the whistleblower legislation\u201d. They wanted \u201cto guarantee protection to all Canadians who report wrongdoing within the government, not just to public servants\u201d. Furthermore, they wanted \u201cto take away the government's ability to exempt crown corporations and other entities from the application of the whistleblower legislation\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812708\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In the recent sponsorship scandal, one of the whistleblowers, Allan Cutler, a Conservative Party candidate in the 2006 election, I should mention, was somewhat critical of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3076458\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-2</a>. He maintained that Bill <a data-HoCid=\"3076458\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-2</a> was far from perfect and had some problems that needed fixing, especially with respect to the provisions for protecting whistleblowers. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812709\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On April 5, 2005, the Liberal government released a discussion paper on reforming the Access to Information Act. This document met with general criticism. In addition to doubling the minimum administrative fees charged to the public, the proposal by the member for <a data-HoCid=\"78571\" href=\"/politicians/187/\" title=\"Paul Martin\">LaSalle\u2014\u00c9mard</a>, maintained all the exceptions provided for in the legislation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812710\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If the Liberal Party never managed to bring about any useful reform of access to information in 13 years, the Conservative government, despite its election promise, did not do any better. We are still waiting for this reform.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812711\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The public knows that once in power, the Conservatives and the Liberals are not in such a hurry to reform the legislation. The information commissioner recently observed that this is a common trait in all governments:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"812712\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> The reason that action, not more study, is required is that governments continue to distrust and resist the Access to Information Act and the oversight of the Information Commissioner. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"812713\" data-originallang=\"fr\">With regard to the lack of transparency in election financing, we can see that the Liberals and the Conservatives are equals. What is the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> waiting for to disclose all the contributions he received during the 2002 Canadian Alliance leadership race? The public must know that the Prime Minister admitted, in December 2006, that he failed to disclose to the Chief Electoral Officer that he had received hundreds of thousands of dollars. The money consisted of registration fees collected from Conservative delegates attending the Conservative Party's May 2005 convention. The party was forced to treat convention registration fees as donations. The report indicated that three delegates, including the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>, had exceeded their annual contribution limit of $5,400 to the party.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812714\" data-originallang=\"fr\">At the very least, the Conservative government is a government susceptible to powerful influences. The <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>, when he was leader of the opposition, reprimanded the Liberals for the comings and goings between political offices and lobbying firms. Yet, since taking power he has done no better.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812715\" data-originallang=\"fr\">To summarize, the bill establishes a standard and transparent reporting system for all loans made to political entities, requiring the mandatory disclosure of the terms of these loans as well as the identity of the lenders and guarantors. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812716\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The bill would prohibit all unions and corporations not only from making contributions, in accordance with the Federal Accountability Act, but also from lending money.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812717\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Loans, loan guarantees and contributions from individuals could not exceed the limit set out in the Federal Accountability Act, which is $1,100 for 2007. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812718\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Only financial institutions, at market interest rates, or other political entities would be able to lend money exceeding that amount. The rules for unpaid loans would be tightened so that candidates could not default on their obligations. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812719\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Loans not repaid within 18 months would be considered a political contribution.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812720\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Riding associations, or where there are none, the parties themselves, would be held responsible for their candidate's unpaid loan. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812721\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For all these reasons, we support the principle of this bill but we truly hope that motion no. 3 will be defeated.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"812700\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis heureuse de prendre part \u00e0 ce d\u00e9bat sur un projet de loi dont l'objectif est de corriger un autre probl\u00e8me de la Loi f\u00e9d\u00e9rale sur la responsabilit\u00e9. Il faut rappeler que le gouvernement, lors de l'\u00e9tude du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"2158135\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability\">C-2</a>, avait agi avec empressement, une attitude que nous, les partis de l'opposition, les m\u00e9dias et D\u00e9mocratie en surveillance avions d\u00e9plor\u00e9e.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812701\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois appuie le principe du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> parce qu'il corrige le probl\u00e8me des pr\u00eats qui permettaient de contourner les limites aux contributions politiques. En fait, le projet de loi C-29 rectifie ce que le gouvernement a n\u00e9glig\u00e9 lors de l'\u00e9tude du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"2158135\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability\">C-2</a> quant \u00e0 la mauvaise protection des d\u00e9nonciateurs et \u00e0 la r\u00e9forme de la Loi sur l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812702\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Depuis longtemps, les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises et les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois ont compris l'importance des r\u00e8gles claires et fiables en mati\u00e8re de financement d'organisations politiques. Le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois est favorable au principe du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> parce qu'il devrait justement contrer les cas de contournement des r\u00e8gles de financement, notamment en ce qui a trait au respect des plafonds de cotisation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812703\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je veux souligner avec insistance que ces plafonds ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tablis \u00e0 la suite d'un long combat du Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. En prenant exemple sur ce qui se fait au Qu\u00e9bec depuis 30 ans, nous avons exig\u00e9 que l'on mette fin au financement des entreprises et que l'on limite les contributions individuelles. Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> int\u00e8gre le seul changement propos\u00e9 par le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois lors de l'\u00e9tude en comit\u00e9 du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"2903284\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-54/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-54</a>. Nous d\u00e9plorions alors que l'on rende le parti politique responsable des dettes contract\u00e9es par ses candidates et candidats, et ce, m\u00eame si le parti politique n'\u00e9tait pas partie li\u00e9e au contrat entre l'individu et son institution financi\u00e8re.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812704\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je tiens \u00e0 vous dire que je suis extr\u00eamement d\u00e9\u00e7ue de constater que le gouvernement refuse de se conformer \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision du comit\u00e9 \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. Si l'actuel gouvernement veut faire preuve de bonne volont\u00e9 et de sinc\u00e9rit\u00e9, il n'en demeure pas moins que ses intentions ne sont pas v\u00e9ritablement authentiques. En fait, les conservateurs utilisent ce projet de loi en faisant valoir que plusieurs candidates et candidats lib\u00e9raux, lors du dernier congr\u00e8s de leadership, ont contract\u00e9 d'importants pr\u00eats afin de contourner les limites de financement. Or les conservateurs oublient de dire que le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> lui-m\u00eame n'a pas d\u00e9voil\u00e9 toutes ses contributions lors du congr\u00e8s de leadership de 2002.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812705\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si les conservateurs pensent pouvoir se faire les chantres de la transparence et les porte-\u00e9tendards de l'\u00e9thique, il faut leur rappeler certains faits susceptibles de les obliger \u00e0 r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir un peu. Nous nous souvenons, et la population aussi, de tout le va-et-vient entre les cabinets politiques et les firmes de lobby, des contrats accord\u00e9s aux amis du r\u00e9gime, de l'utilisation des fonds publics \u00e0 des fins partisanes, de la s\u00e9rie des nominations partisanes, de l'enr\u00f4lement id\u00e9ologique des juges et des commissaires de la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de r\u00e9fugi\u00e9 du Canada, soit la CISR, et de la publication d'un guide pour les d\u00e9put\u00e9s conservateurs qui pr\u00e9sident des comit\u00e9s o\u00f9 sont r\u00e9pertori\u00e9es toutes les mesures possibles et imaginables afin de bloquer les travaux des comit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812706\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3120196\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-29/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans)\">C-29</a> veut corriger le probl\u00e8me des pr\u00eats permettant de contourner les limites de contributions vers\u00e9es aux partis politiques, mais des irritants demeurent. Je pense \u00e0 la protection des d\u00e9nonciateurs. En campagne \u00e9lectorale, les conservateurs s'\u00e9taient engag\u00e9s \u00e0 leur assurer une meilleure protection. Ils voulaient \u00ab veiller \u00e0 ce que les d\u00e9nonciateurs aient acc\u00e8s aux services ad\u00e9quats d'un conseiller juridique. \u00bb Or le projet de loi des conservateurs limite le recours \u00e0 1 500 $ de frais juridiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812707\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ils voulaient aussi \u00ab accorder au commissaire \u00e0 l'int\u00e9grit\u00e9 du secteur public le pouvoir d'assurer le respect de la Loi sur les d\u00e9nonciateurs \u00bb. Ils voulaient de plus \u00ab garantir la protection de tous les Canadiennes et Canadiens qui signalent des actes r\u00e9pr\u00e9hensibles au sein du gouvernement, et non pas seulement celle des fonctionnaires \u00bb. En outre, ils voulaient \u00ab retirer au gouvernement la possibilit\u00e9 d'exclure les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s d'\u00c9tat et toute autre entit\u00e9 de l'application de la Loi sur les d\u00e9nonciateurs \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812708\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Lors du r\u00e9cent scandale des commandites, l'un des d\u00e9nonciateurs, M. Allan Cutler, un ancien candidat du Parti conservateur lors de l'\u00e9lection de 2006, doit-on pr\u00e9ciser, n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 tendre envers le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3076458\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-2</a>. En fait, il a soutenu que, concernant les dispositions sur la protection des d\u00e9nonciateurs, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"3076458\" href=\"/bills/39-2/C-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-2</a> est \u00ab loin d'\u00eatre parfait \u00bb et contient des probl\u00e8mes n\u00e9cessitant des corrections.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812709\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Quant \u00e0 la r\u00e9forme de la Loi sur l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information, le 5 avril 2005, le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral pr\u00e9sentait un document de discussion \u00e0 ce sujet. Le document a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9cri\u00e9 par tous les observateurs, parce qu'en plus de doubler les frais administratifs minimums que l'on r\u00e9clame aux citoyennes et aux citoyens, le projet du gouvernement dirig\u00e9 alors par le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"78571\" href=\"/politicians/187/\" title=\"Paul Martin\">Lasalle\u2014\u00c9mard</a> aurait maintenu toutes les exceptions pr\u00e9vues \u00e0 la loi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812710\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si le Parti lib\u00e9ral n'a pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 accoucher d'une r\u00e9forme valable de la Loi sur l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information en 13 ans, le gouvernement conservateur, malgr\u00e9 sa promesse \u00e9lectorale, n'a pu faire mieux. Nous attendons toujours cette fameuse r\u00e9forme. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812711\" data-originallang=\"fr\">La population se doute bien qu'une fois arriv\u00e9s au pouvoir, conservateurs et lib\u00e9raux sont pas mal moins press\u00e9s d'entreprendre la r\u00e9forme de la loi. Ce constat est aussi celui du commissaire \u00e0 l'information qui notait r\u00e9cemment que ce r\u00e9flexe est une constante chez tous les gouvernements. Il disait ceci: </p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"812712\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> La raison pour laquelle il faut agir, et non pas faire d'autres \u00e9tudes, est que les gouvernements continuent de se m\u00e9fier de la Loi sur l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'information et de la surveillance du commissaire \u00e0 l'information, et de tenter de s'y soustraire. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"812713\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En mati\u00e8re de manque de transparence quant au financement \u00e9lectoral, il est facile de constater que lib\u00e9raux et conservateurs rivalisent. Qu'attend le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> pour d\u00e9voiler toutes les contributions qu'il a re\u00e7ues lors de la course au leadership de 2002 de l'Alliance canadienne? La population doit savoir que le premier ministre admettait, en d\u00e9cembre 2006, avoir omis de divulguer au directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des \u00e9lections la r\u00e9ception de centaines de milliers de dollars. Il s'agissait des \u00ab frais d'inscription \u00bb exig\u00e9s aux d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s conservateurs pour assister au congr\u00e8s de mai 2005 du Parti conservateur du Canada. Le parti a \u00e9t\u00e9 contraint de calculer les frais d'inscription au congr\u00e8s comme des dons. Le rapport indique que le Parti conservateur du Canada a alors d\u00e9couvert que trois d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s, incluant le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a>, avaient exc\u00e9d\u00e9 leur limite annuelle de 5 400 $ en contributions au parti. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812714\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est que le gouvernement conservateur est un gouvernement qui agit sous haute influence. Le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a>, alors qu'il \u00e9tait chef de l'opposition officielle, accusait les lib\u00e9raux de permettre les va-et-vient entre les cabinets politiques et les firmes de lobby. Pourtant, une fois install\u00e9 au pouvoir, le premier ministre n'a pas fait mieux. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812715\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En r\u00e9sum\u00e9, le projet de loi \u00e9tablit un r\u00e9gime de d\u00e9claration uniforme et transparent pour tous les pr\u00eats consentis \u00e0 des entit\u00e9s politiques, y compris la divulgation obligatoire des modalit\u00e9s de ces pr\u00eats ainsi que l'identit\u00e9 des pr\u00eateurs et des cautions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812716\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Il serait d\u00e9sormais interdit aux syndicats et aux personnes morales, sauf exception, non seulement de verser des contributions, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la Loi f\u00e9d\u00e9rale sur la responsabilit\u00e9, mais aussi de pr\u00eater de l'argent. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812717\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les pr\u00eats, garanties d'emprunt et contributions provenant d'un particulier ne sauraient exc\u00e9der la limite prescrite dans la Loi f\u00e9d\u00e9rale sur la responsabilit\u00e9, soit 1 100 $ pour 2007. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812718\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Seules les institutions financi\u00e8res, \u00e0 un taux d'int\u00e9r\u00eat commercial, et d'autres entit\u00e9s politiques seraient habilit\u00e9es \u00e0 consentir un pr\u00eat d'un montant sup\u00e9rieur. Les r\u00e8gles applicables aux pr\u00eats non rembours\u00e9s seraient renforc\u00e9es de fa\u00e7on \u00e0 ce que les candidats ne puissent se soustraire \u00e0 leurs obligations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812719\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les pr\u00eats non rembours\u00e9s apr\u00e8s 18 mois seraient consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme une contribution politique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812720\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les associations de circonscription ou, faute d'associations, le parti lui-m\u00eame, seraient tenus responsables des pr\u00eats non rembours\u00e9s par leurs candidats.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"812721\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pour toutes ces raisons, nous appuyons le principe de ce projet de loi, mais nous souhaitons grandement que la motion n<sup>o</sup> 3 soit battue.</p>"
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        "en": "Government Orders",
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