Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-05-09 10:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Navdeep Bains",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1082512\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, when we pursue free trade agreements, it is a two way negotiation process, a give and take. The fact that there are long tariff reductions, a made in Canada procurement policy, that supply management is protected and that for the first three years there is no tariff reduction, all these very much play into our national interests, and they were addressed in the free trade agreement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1082513\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I share the member's concern with respect to shipbuilding. The government has done very little to develop a comprehensive plan to deal with our domestic shipbuilding industry and to create a long term strategic initiative and partnership with the shipbuilding industry so it will be able to compete. Norway is a very good example because it did subsidize. There is no doubt that it no longer provides subsidies now but it did subsidized before, which allowed its shipbuilding industry to be in a competitive position.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1082514\" data-originallang=\"en\">The onus and responsibility now lies with the current government to put together a plan for not only structured financing but a more comprehensive plan that can position our industry, once the tariffs are reduced, especially when the tariff reduction starts in 2012, to be on an equal and competitive footing. Even though the subsidies no longer exist today in Norway, there is no doubt that the subsidies in the past have put it in a more favourable position. Therefore, I do very much recognize the member's concerns. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1082512\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, quand on cherche \u00e0 conclure des accords de libre-\u00e9change, un processus de n\u00e9gociation bilat\u00e9rale s'\u00e9tablit, et c'est du donnant-donnant. Il y a une longue phase de r\u00e9duction tarifaire et une politique d'achat des produits fabriqu\u00e9s au Canada. La gestion des approvisionnements est prot\u00e9g\u00e9e et il n'y aura pas de r\u00e9ductions tarifaires les trois premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Tout cela contribue beaucoup \u00e0 la protection de nos int\u00e9r\u00eats nationaux, et toutes ces mesures sont pr\u00e9vues dans l'accord de libre-\u00e9change.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1082513\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je partage les pr\u00e9occupations de la d\u00e9put\u00e9e concernant l'industrie de la construction navale. Le gouvernement a fait tr\u00e8s peu pour concevoir un plan global de d\u00e9veloppement de notre industrie de la construction navale et pour cr\u00e9er une initiative strat\u00e9gique \u00e0 long terme et un partenariat avec l'industrie qui lui permettraient d'\u00eatre concurrentielle. La Norv\u00e8ge est un tr\u00e8s bon exemple, parce qu'elle a subventionn\u00e9 l'industrie. Nul doute, elle ne verse plus de subventions, mais elle l'a fait assez longtemps pour placer l'industrie en position concurrentielle.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1082514\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il incombe maintenant au gouvernement actuel d'\u00e9tablir un plan non seulement pour d\u00e9finir la formule de financement mais aussi pour mieux positionner notre industrie, et ce d\u00e8s que la r\u00e9duction des droits commencera en 2012, afin qu'elle puisse livrer concurrence sur un pied d'\u00e9galit\u00e9 apr\u00e8s la r\u00e9duction des tarifs. M\u00eame si les subventions n'existent plus aujourd'hui en Norv\u00e8ge, il n'y a pas de doute qu'elles ont permis \u00e0 l'industrie d'acqu\u00e9rir une position plus favorable. Par cons\u00e9quent, je partage absolument les pr\u00e9occupations de la d\u00e9put\u00e9e.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/5/9/navdeep-bains-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/navdeep-bains/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1391/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2464929",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/5/9/",
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}