Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2007-06-08 12:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dean Del Mastro",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"691911\" data-originallang=\"en\">My sincere apologies, Mr. Speaker. I get so excited when I talk about the record of the government on keeping its promises, cutting taxes, cleaning up the environment and improving the health care situation. Sometimes I get so excited I want to refer to the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> by name, because he is not just my friend, he is a friend of this country and he is a tremendous world leader. Sometimes I just get too excited.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691912\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to talk about energy and the investments we are making into renewable fuels. This will not just help us clean up to reduce our carbon footprint, but it will also breathe new life into areas like Peterborough where agriculture now has an additional market. We are talking about taking things that can be grown in the field and converting them into energy, clean energy, energy that will have long lasting benefits for all Canadians. The farmers in my riding are really excited about this. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691913\" data-originallang=\"en\">Last year and in years past it was certainly very difficult for agriculture in Canada. I have often said that agriculture in Canada suffered for more than a decade of failed leadership and planning on behalf of the former government. That may be difficult for the Liberals to hear. They will not be happy that I said that, but it is a fact. When they brought in the CAIS program, it cut the heart out of agriculture in Canada and they did not support our farmers. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691914\" data-originallang=\"en\">This government clearly does support our farmers. The new renewable fuel strategy has created almost a bidding war for dirt in Peterborough. People want to plant crops because they see that they can make money at it again. That is all our farmers want. They do not want handouts. They want a market. This government is creating a market.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691915\" data-originallang=\"en\">I also want to talk a little about tax fairness. We know, among other things, that the Liberals do not stand for a democratically elected and accountable Senate. They stand for the influence of big money in politics. They do not believe that they should ever have to tell Canadians where the sponsorship money went. We know that this is a fact.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691916\" data-originallang=\"en\"> We also know that based on the testimony they have made in the House time and time again, they do not support tax fairness. They do not believe that all Canadians, in fact, all corporations, should pay their fair share of taxes. We know that from the words of the <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">Leader of the Opposition</a> himself and many members of the Liberal Party. They stand alone on that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691917\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would like to recognize that the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois and the NDP both support the government's decision. It was a difficult decision, but when we made the promise in the last election to stand up for Canada, that meant we had to protect the tax base. It meant that we had to provide tax fairness for all Canadians. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691918\" data-originallang=\"en\">Indeed, if we want to continue to assist seniors, families and low income individuals in this country, we simply cannot allow people to escape paying their fair share of taxes, because the burden gets placed on people who cannot afford to pay it. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691919\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sometimes difficult decisions have to be made in government. We understand that. The former government did not. The Liberals did not understand that difficult decisions had to be made. In fact, they often avoided difficult decisions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691920\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member for <a data-HoCid=\"78463\" href=\"/politicians/john-mckay/\" title=\"John McKay\">Scarborough\u2014Guildwood</a> the very day that the <a data-HoCid=\"78924\" href=\"/politicians/ralph-goodale/\" title=\"Ralph Goodale\">former finance minister</a> made his announcement not to tax income trusts was on CBC saying, \u201cYes, we must move to tax income trusts\u201d, and the former finance minister did not do that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691921\" data-originallang=\"en\">Everyone knows the government certainly has access to the departmental information that clearly demonstrated tax leakage. All provinces came forward and said there was tax leakage. The Governor of the Bank of Canada said the way that things were going would lead to lower levels of investment, lower levels of productivity, less employment. It was bad for Canada. We have moved to fix that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Budget 2007 has the title \u201cAspire\u201d. It is about aspiring to a stronger, safer, better Canada. I will say that again because it makes me feel good: a stronger, safer, better Canada. I would love it if people stopped and considered that. I would like them to absorb it.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"691911\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vous pr\u00e9sente mes sinc\u00e8res excuses, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident. C'est que je m'emporte facilement quand je parle du bilan du gouvernement en mati\u00e8re de promesses tenues, de r\u00e9duction des imp\u00f4ts, d'assainissement de l'environnement et d'am\u00e9lioration de la situation en sant\u00e9. Parfois, je suis tellement enthousiaste que je d\u00e9signe le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> par son nom, parce qu'il n'est pas seulement mon ami, mais l'ami du pays, en plus d'\u00eatre un grand leader mondial. Parfois, je me laisse trop emporter par mon enthousiasme.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691912\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je voudrais parler d'\u00e9nergie et des investissements que nous faisons dans les \u00e9nergies renouvelables. Non seulement cela nous permettra de r\u00e9duire nos \u00e9missions de dioxyde de carbone, mais encore cela insufflera une nouvelle vie \u00e0 des r\u00e9gions comme celle de Peterborough, o\u00f9 l'agriculture profite maintenant d'un autre march\u00e9. En effet, nous pouvons maintenant convertir des produits agricoles en \u00e9nergie propre, ce dont profiteront \u00e0 long terme tous les Canadiens. Ce nouveau march\u00e9 suscite un grand enthousiasme chez les agriculteurs de ma circonscription.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691913\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'an dernier et durant les ann\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, le secteur agricole a certes \u00e9prouv\u00e9 de graves difficult\u00e9s au Canada. J'ai souvent dit que le secteur agricole canadien a souffert durant plus d'une d\u00e9cennie d'un manque de leadership et de planification de la part du gouvernement pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent. Les lib\u00e9raux n'aiment peut-\u00eatre pas entendre des choses pareilles, mais c'est un fait. Quand ils ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 le PCSRA, les lib\u00e9raux se sont attaqu\u00e9s au coeur de l'agriculture au Canada et ils n'ont pas soutenu nos agriculteurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691914\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est clair que le gouvernement conservateur appuie les agriculteurs. La nouvelle strat\u00e9gie des \u00e9nergies renouvelables a presque fait monter les ench\u00e8res pour la terre \u00e0 Peterborough. Les agriculteurs veulent s'adonner aux cultures vis\u00e9es parce qu'ils peuvent en tirer de nouveau des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices. C'est tout ce que nos agriculteurs veulent. Ils ne veulent pas de cadeaux. Ils veulent un march\u00e9. Le gouvernement est en train de cr\u00e9er ce march\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691915\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je voudrais parler maintenant d'\u00e9quit\u00e9 fiscale. Nous savons, notamment, que les lib\u00e9raux ne sont pas en faveur d'un S\u00e9nat d\u00e9mocratiquement \u00e9lu et responsable. Ils sont plut\u00f4t en faveur du n\u00e9potisme. Ils ne croient pas devoir dire aux Canadiens \u00e0 quoi a servi l'argent des commandites. Nous le savons.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691916\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons aussi, selon les t\u00e9moignages qu'ils ont livr\u00e9s \u00e0 maintes reprises \u00e0 la Chambre, qu'ils ne sont pas en faveur de l'\u00e9quit\u00e9 fiscale. Ils ne croient pas que tous les Canadiens, que toutes les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s devraient payer leur juste part d'imp\u00f4ts. Nous l'avons entendu de la bouche m\u00eame du <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">chef de l'opposition</a> et de nombreux autres d\u00e9put\u00e9s lib\u00e9raux. Ils sont les seuls \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre cette position.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691917\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'aimerais reconna\u00eetre que le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et le NPD appuient tous deux la d\u00e9cision du gouvernement. Elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 difficile, mais quand nous avons promis aux derni\u00e8res \u00e9lections de d\u00e9fendre les int\u00e9r\u00eats du Canada, cela voulait dire que nous devions prot\u00e9ger l'assiette fiscale. Cela voulait dire que nous devions offrir l'\u00e9quit\u00e9 fiscale \u00e0 tous les Canadiens. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691918\" data-originallang=\"en\">En effet, si nous voulons continuer d'aider les a\u00een\u00e9s, les familles et les personnes \u00e0 faible revenu de ce pays, nous ne pouvons tout simplement pas laisser des gens ne pas payer leur juste part d'imp\u00f4t, car le fardeau retombe alors sur ceux qui ne peuvent se permettre de payer. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691919\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement doit parfois prendre des d\u00e9cisions difficiles. Nous comprenons cela. L'ancien gouvernement ne le comprenait pas. Les lib\u00e9raux ne comprenaient pas qu'il fallait prendre des d\u00e9cisions difficiles. En fait, ils ont souvent \u00e9vit\u00e9 les d\u00e9cisions difficiles. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691920\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le jour m\u00eame o\u00f9 <a data-HoCid=\"78924\" href=\"/politicians/ralph-goodale/\" title=\"Ralph Goodale\">l'ex-ministre des Finances</a> a annonc\u00e9 qu'il n'imposerait pas les fiducies de revenu, on pouvait entendre le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"78463\" href=\"/politicians/john-mckay/\" title=\"John McKay\">Scarborough\u2014Guildwood</a> sur les ondes du r\u00e9seau anglais de Radio-Canada dire qu'il fallait imposer ces fiducies. L'ex-ministre des Finances ne l'a pas \u00e9cout\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691921\" data-originallang=\"en\">Chacun sait que le gouvernement a certainement acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des renseignements minist\u00e9riels prouvant clairement qu'il y avait des pertes fiscales. Toutes les provinces ont dit qu'il y avait des pertes fiscales. Le gouverneur de la Banque du Canada a dit qu'au train o\u00f9 allaient les choses, il y aurait baisse des investissements, baisse de la productivit\u00e9 et moins d'emplois. C'\u00e9tait mauvais pour le Canada. Nous devions rem\u00e9dier \u00e0 la situation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"691922\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le budget de 2007 porte le titre \u00ab Viser \u00bb. Il parle de viser \u00e0 en arriver \u00e0 un Canada plus fort, plus s\u00e9curitaire et meilleur. Je vais le r\u00e9p\u00e9ter, car j'aime le sentiment que \u00e7a me procure: un Canada plus fort, plus s\u00e9curitaire et meilleur. J'aimerais que les gens s'arr\u00eatent un instant et y pensent. J'aimerais qu'ils s'impr\u00e8gnent de cette phrase. </p>"
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    "url": "/debates/2007/6/8/dean-del-mastro-7/",
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    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
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    "h2": {
        "en": "Budget Implementation Act, 2007",
        "fr": ""
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