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{
"time": "2008-11-26 14:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Merv Tweed (Brandon\u2014Souris, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1247499\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is committed to providing our brave men and women fighting in Afghanistan the support they need to do the important work we ask of them. Supplementary estimates tabled this week will provide funding to enhance their safety by continuing vital support such as tanks, engineering support, counter-mortar capability and UAVs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247500\" data-originallang=\"en\">Unbelievably, the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128481\" href=\"/politicians/john-mccallum/\" title=\"John McCallum\">Markham\u2014Unionville</a> is questioning this expenditure, yet just a short few years ago, the same hon. member for Markham\u2014Unionville was singing a different tune. He said that when we put men and women in harm's way, we must equip them so as to minimize the risk of injury or death. He said that if we put people in harm's way, we had to give them the proper equipment. He was even prepared to resign his post as minister of defence if it were found that any Canadian died as a result of a lack of preparation or equipment.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247501\" data-originallang=\"en\">Our government is not only talking the talk, but walking the walk. Is the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128481\" href=\"/politicians/john-mccallum/\" title=\"John McCallum\">Markham\u2014Unionville</a> prepared to live up to his public statements and vote to provide our soldiers in Afghanistan with equipment to minimize injury or death? Will he support our estimates?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1247499\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, notre gouvernement conservateur tient \u00e0 offrir aux courageux soldats post\u00e9s en Afghanistan toute l'aide dont ils ont besoin pour accomplir l'important travail que nous leur avons confi\u00e9. Le Budget suppl\u00e9mentaire des d\u00e9penses qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pos\u00e9 cette semaine pr\u00e9voit des fonds qui permettront d'accro\u00eetre leur s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en maintenant le soutien vital qu'offrent les chars d'assaut, le soutien technique, l'\u00e9quipement contre-mortier et les v\u00e9hicules a\u00e9riens sans pilote. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247500\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aussi incroyable que cela puisse para\u00eetre, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"128481\" href=\"/politicians/john-mccallum/\" title=\"John McCallum\">Markham\u2014Unionville</a> remet ces d\u00e9penses en question alors qu'il tenait un tout autre discours il y a \u00e0 peine deux ans. Il disait alors que si nous demandons \u00e0 des citoyens de s'exposer au danger, il est de notre devoir de les \u00e9quiper de fa\u00e7on \u00e0 r\u00e9duire au minimum les risques de blessures ou de d\u00e9c\u00e8s. Il disait que si nous pla\u00e7ons nos soldats dans des situations dangereuses, nous devons leur fournir l'\u00e9quipement appropri\u00e9. Il \u00e9tait m\u00eame pr\u00eat \u00e0 d\u00e9missionner de son poste de ministre de la D\u00e9fense s'il \u00e9tait prouv\u00e9 qu'un soldat canadien avait perdu la vie \u00e0 cause d'un manque de pr\u00e9paration ou d'un \u00e9quipement inad\u00e9quat. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247501\" data-originallang=\"en\">Notre gouvernement ne fait pas que parler, il agit. Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"128481\" href=\"/politicians/john-mccallum/\" title=\"John McCallum\">Markham\u2014Unionville</a> est-il pr\u00eat \u00e0 respecter les propos qu'il a lui-m\u00eame tenus en public et \u00e0 voter en faveur du projet visant \u00e0 fournir aux soldats canadiens en mission en Afghanistan l'\u00e9quipement dont ils ont besoin pour r\u00e9duire au minimum les risques de blessures ou de d\u00e9c\u00e8s? Est-il pr\u00eat \u00e0 appuyer le Budget suppl\u00e9mentaire?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/11/26/merv-tweed-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/merv-tweed/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1299/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2560184",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Member for Markham\u2014Unionville",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/11/26/",
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