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{
"time": "2008-11-20 14:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Gord Brown (Leeds\u2014Grenville, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1243462\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, first I would like to thank the people of Leeds\u2014Grenville for their support and their renewed confidence in me, and congratulate you on your re-election as Speaker.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243463\" data-originallang=\"en\">As the government, our first duty is the safety and security of Canadians. Canada is not immune to threats to our national security. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243464\" data-originallang=\"en\">In the Speech from the Throne we committed to tabling a national security statement, which will explain how we intend to combat threats to our national security. We will balance this with the need for accountability and the protection of civil liberties.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243465\" data-originallang=\"en\">The national security statement is another step in a series of security reforms and investments that include a new Emergency Management Act, a Canada first defence strategy and investment in intelligence and cyber defence capacities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243466\" data-originallang=\"en\">National security is about preserving our economic prosperity, our core values and our quality of life.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1243462\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, d'abord, je tiens \u00e0 remercier les \u00e9lecteurs de Leeds\u2014Grenville de leur appui et de la confiance renouvel\u00e9e qu'ils m'ont manifest\u00e9e, et \u00e0 vous f\u00e9liciter de votre r\u00e9\u00e9lection \u00e0 la pr\u00e9sidence.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243463\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le devoir premier du gouvernement consiste \u00e0 assurer la s\u00fbret\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Canadiens. Le Canada n'est pas \u00e0 l'abri de menaces \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243464\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le discours du Tr\u00f4ne, nous nous sommes engag\u00e9s \u00e0 faire une d\u00e9claration sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale qui expliquera comment nous entendons r\u00e9pondre aux menaces \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale, sans perdre de vue la reddition de comptes et la protection des libert\u00e9s civiles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243465\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9claration sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale est un autre \u00e9l\u00e9ment du train de r\u00e9formes et d'investissements en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 qui comprend une nouvelle loi sur la gestion des urgences, une strat\u00e9gie de d\u00e9fense \u00ab Le Canada d'abord \u00bb et des investissements dans les capacit\u00e9s de renseignement et de cyberd\u00e9fense. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1243466\" data-originallang=\"en\">La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale, c'est la protection de notre prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique, de nos valeurs fondamentales et de notre qualit\u00e9 de vie.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/11/20/gord-brown-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gord-brown/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1383/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2556759",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements by Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "National Security",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/11/20/",
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}
}