Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2007-05-10 12:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"608915\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, earlier the member for <a data-HoCid=\"78332\" href=\"/politicians/judy-wasylycia-leis/\" title=\"Judy Wasylycia-Leis\">Winnipeg North</a> asked a question of the leader of the official opposition. I would like to quote from the blues. She said: \u201cWe did a little digging in terms of the Canadian association that is sponsoring all these libellous ads and found it very curious in fact that over the last 13 years the Liberals received about $282,000 from the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors. In the leadership race they delivered about $39,000 to Bob Rae in his leadership bid and $6,000 to the <a data-HoCid=\"78331\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">Leader of the Opposition</a>. My question is did that money influence his decision today?\u201d</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608916\" data-originallang=\"en\">I have been advised by the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors that it did not come into existence until January 2007. It could not possibly have made those donations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608917\" data-originallang=\"en\">During her speech, the member then went on to advise the House that she had received a threat from the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors. I would like to read into the record what the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors wrote to the member by email today at 11:04 a.m. It states:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"608918\" data-originallang=\"en\"> You need to publish a[n] immediate retraction of your false statements and assertions made in today's House of Commons today about our association funding the Liberal Party. CAITI did not come into existence until January 11, 2007. Please provide evidence to support you[r] statement that we have funded the Liberal Party to the tune of some $280,000. We have provided no funding to any political party directly or indirectly' Never have, Never will. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608919\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Please advise immediately. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608920\" data-originallang=\"en\"> In the absence of an immediate response, CAITI will pursue legal recourse. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"608921\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member has immunity in the House. She can say whatever she wants, whether truthful or not, but she cannot say those things, I believe, outside the House. Will she go outside the House and say the same things to the media and expose herself to the consequences of misleading of the House of Commons?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"608915\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, plus t\u00f4t la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de <a data-HoCid=\"78332\" href=\"/politicians/judy-wasylycia-leis/\" title=\"Judy Wasylycia-Leis\">Winnipeg-Nord</a> a pos\u00e9 une question au chef de l'opposition officielle. Je vais citer les bleus. Voici ce qu'elle a dit: \u00ab J'ai fait un peu de recherche au sujet d'une association canadienne qui commandite toutes ces annonces diffamatoires. J'ai trouv\u00e9 tr\u00e8s bizarre que, au cours des 13 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, les lib\u00e9raux aient re\u00e7u environ 282 000 $ de l'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu. Cette derni\u00e8re a vers\u00e9 quelque 39 000 $ \u00e0 Bob Ray pour financer sa course \u00e0 la direction et 6 000 $ au <a data-HoCid=\"78331\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">chef de l'opposition</a>. Est-ce que cet argent a influ\u00e9 sur la d\u00e9cision du d\u00e9put\u00e9 aujourd'hui ? \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608916\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu m'a inform\u00e9 qu'elle n'a vu le jour qu'en janvier 2007. Ainsi, elle n'a pas pu faire ces dons.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608917\" data-originallang=\"en\">Plus loin dans son discours, la d\u00e9put\u00e9e a dit que l'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu l'avait menac\u00e9e. Si vous le permettez, je vais lire le courriel que l'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu a envoy\u00e9 \u00e0 la d\u00e9put\u00e9e \u00e0 11 h 4. Voici:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"608918\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Vous devez publier une r\u00e9traction imm\u00e9diate des fausses d\u00e9clarations que vous avez faites \u00e0 la Chambre des communes aujourd'hui concernant le financement du Parti lib\u00e9ral par notre association. L'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu n'a vu le jour que le 11 janvier 2007. Veuillez fournir une preuve \u00e0 l'appui de votre d\u00e9claration selon laquelle nous avons vers\u00e9 280 000 $ au Parti lib\u00e9ral. Nous n'avons vers\u00e9 aucune somme \u00e0 aucun parti politique, que ce soit directement ou indirectement. Nous ne l'avons jamais fait et nous ne le ferons jamais. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608919\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Veuillez donner suite \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sente note imm\u00e9diatement. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"608920\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Faute d'une r\u00e9ponse imm\u00e9diate, l'Association canadienne d'investissement dans des fiducies de revenu intentera des poursuites. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"608921\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9put\u00e9e jouit de l'immunit\u00e9 parlementaire \u00e0 la Chambre. Elle peut tenir les propos qu'elle veut, qu'ils soient v\u00e9ridiques ou erron\u00e9s, mais elle ne peut pas le faire \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur de la Chambre. La d\u00e9put\u00e9e tiendra-t-elle les m\u00eames propos devant les m\u00e9dias et s'exposera-t-elle aux cons\u00e9quences qu'entra\u00eene le fait d'induire la Chambre en erreur?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/5/10/paul-szabo-5/",
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    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2073947",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/5/10/",
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