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{
    "time": "2007-03-02 11:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Pierre Poilievre (Nepean\u2014Carleton, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"473121\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, last week I made some comments about extremism in the Liberal Party, but I had no idea how bad things really were over there.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473122\" data-originallang=\"en\">Not only has the Liberal leader caved to extremists and voted against his own anti-terrorism law, now he has been forced to flip-flop on the carbon tax.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473123\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dr. Dolittle confirmed this week that he changed his mind and now supports a $100 billion carbon tax on Canadians. This would mean taxes of $12,000 for an average Canadian family of four.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473124\" data-originallang=\"en\">We know Dr. Dolittle and the radical left now support thousands of dollars in new taxes for average families. From flip-flopping on terrorism, to waffling on Afghanistan, and now a $100 billion carbon tax that he once opposed.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473125\" data-originallang=\"en\">For the love of our troops, for the sake of our security, and for the good of Canadian family budgets, let us not go back.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"473121\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la semaine derni\u00e8re, j'ai fait des remarques au sujet de l'extr\u00e9misme au sein du Parti lib\u00e9ral, mais je n'avais aucune id\u00e9e de l'ampleur du ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473122\" data-originallang=\"en\">Non seulement le chef lib\u00e9ral a c\u00e9d\u00e9 devant les extr\u00e9mistes et vot\u00e9 contre sa propre loi antiterroriste, mais il est maintenant forc\u00e9 de faire volte-face au sujet de la taxe sur les \u00e9missions carboniques. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473123\" data-originallang=\"en\">M. Fait-Peu-de-Choses a confirm\u00e9 cette semaine qu'il avait chang\u00e9 d'avis et qu'il appuyait maintenant l'imposition aux Canadiens d'une taxe de 100 milliards de dollars sur les \u00e9missions carboniques. Cela repr\u00e9senterait un montant de 12 000 $ pour une famille canadienne moyenne de quatre personnes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473124\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que M. Fait-Peu-de-Choses et l'aile radicale de gauche appuient maintenant l'imposition de milliers de dollars en nouvelles taxes aux familles canadiennes moyennes. Apr\u00e8s avoir fait volte-face au sujet du terrorisme, apr\u00e8s avoir parl\u00e9 pour ne rien dire au sujet de l'Afghanistan, il appuie maintenant une taxe de 100 milliards de dollars sur les \u00e9missions de carbone \u00e0 laquelle il s'opposait. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"473125\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par respect envers nos soldats, par \u00e9gard envers notre s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et par bienveillance envers les budgets des familles canadiennes, ne faisons pas marche arri\u00e8re.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/3/2/pierre-poilievre-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/pierre-poilievre/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1394/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1954198",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Environment",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/3/2/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2007%2F3%2F2%2F"
    }
}