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{
"time": "2007-05-10 14:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jack Layton (Toronto\u2014Danforth, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"609307\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, something has changed for the better here in the House today. The government has decided to stop calling people names who call for negotiations to end the war in Afghanistan. Let us hope it stays on that track.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"609308\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> On another subject, after the <a data-HoCid=\"78744\" href=\"/politicians/jean-pierre-blackburn/\" title=\"Jean-Pierre Blackburn\">Minister of Labour</a>, the NDP has learned that the <a data-HoCid=\"78771\" href=\"/politicians/lawrence-cannon/\" title=\"Lawrence Cannon\">Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities</a> has regularly used a private jet but has not disclosed his travelling expenses. These ministers have been caught in a flagrant cover-up and lack of transparency.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"609309\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Can the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> tell us who else among his ministers is not complying with the Treasury Board rules on transparency?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"609307\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, quelque chose a chang\u00e9 pour le mieux \u00e0 la Chambre des communes aujourd'hui. Le gouvernement a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de cesser de lancer toutes sortes de quolibets aux personnes qui r\u00e9clament des n\u00e9gociations pour mettre fin \u00e0 la guerre en Afghanistan. Esp\u00e9rons qu'il gardera cette bonne habitude.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"609308\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Sur un autre sujet, apr\u00e8s le <a data-HoCid=\"78744\" href=\"/politicians/jean-pierre-blackburn/\" title=\"Jean-Pierre Blackburn\">ministre du Travail</a>, le NPD a appris que le <a data-HoCid=\"78771\" href=\"/politicians/lawrence-cannon/\" title=\"Lawrence Cannon\">ministre des Transports, de l\u2019Infrastructure et des Collectivit\u00e9s</a> s'est servi r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement d'un jet priv\u00e9 sans d\u00e9voiler ses d\u00e9penses de voyage. Ces ministres sont pris en flagrant d\u00e9lit de camouflage et de manque de transparence. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"609309\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> peut-il nous dire qui d'autre parmi ses ministres ne se conforme pas aux r\u00e8gles du Conseil du Tr\u00e9sor sur la transparence?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2007/5/10/jack-layton-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jack-layton/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1436/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2075090",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Ministerial Expenses",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2007/5/10/",
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}