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{
"time": "2008-06-10 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Daryl Kramp (Prince Edward\u2014Hastings, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1151138\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, not once but for the 28th time, incredibly, the Liberals failed to stand up and represent their constituents on important votes. Last night only 60 Liberal MPs voted, despite the <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">Liberal leader</a>'s empty claims that his party was against the budget.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151139\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is nothing new. The <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">Liberal leader</a> has continuously spread meaningless election threats, right after his first statement as a leader in December 2006 and just eight days ago when he declared a summer election was in the cards.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151140\" data-originallang=\"en\">When it comes time to putting his money where his mouth is, he backs down and tells his caucus to sit on their hands or not even bother showing up.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151141\" data-originallang=\"en\">With the details emerging about the Liberal plan to gouge Canadians with a carbon tax and a Liberal caucus that is obviously deeply divided and very worried about defending its tax trick during an election, it is no wonder the <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">Liberal leader</a> is backing down.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151142\" data-originallang=\"en\">Leadership is not about sitting on one's hands in the House. Leadership is about standing up in the House for one's constituents and voting.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1151138\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, aussi incroyable que cela puisse para\u00eetre, ce n'\u00e9tait pas hier la premi\u00e8re fois, mais bien la 28<sup>e</sup> fois que les lib\u00e9raux choisissaient de ne pas repr\u00e9senter leurs \u00e9lecteurs en ne participant pas \u00e0 des votes importants. Hier soir, seulement 60 d\u00e9put\u00e9s lib\u00e9raux ont vot\u00e9, m\u00eame si le <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">chef lib\u00e9ral</a> soutient que son parti \u00e9tait oppos\u00e9 au budget.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151139\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce n'est rien de nouveau. Le <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">chef lib\u00e9ral</a> ne cesse de prof\u00e9rer des menaces d'\u00e9lections sans fondement. On a vu cela d\u00e8s d\u00e9cembre 2006, apr\u00e8s sa premi\u00e8re d\u00e9claration \u00e0 titre de chef du parti, et pas plus tard qu'il y a 8 jours, quand il a affirm\u00e9 qu'il y aurait probablement des \u00e9lections cet \u00e9t\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151140\" data-originallang=\"en\">Toutefois, quand vient le temps de joindre le geste \u00e0 la parole, il recule et il dit aux membres de son caucus de s'abstenir ou de ne pas se pr\u00e9senter. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151141\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au moment o\u00f9 l'on apprend les d\u00e9tails du plan des lib\u00e9raux qui cherchent \u00e0 saigner les Canadiens \u00e0 blanc avec une taxe sur le carbone et o\u00f9 le caucus lib\u00e9ral est profond\u00e9ment divis\u00e9 et tr\u00e8s inquiet d'avoir \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre cette taxe dans le contexte d'une campagne \u00e9lectorale, il n'est pas \u00e9tonnant que le <a data-HoCid=\"105458\" href=\"/politicians/stephane-dion/\" title=\"St\u00e9phane Dion\">chef lib\u00e9ral</a> recule.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1151142\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce n'est pas en restant assis \u00e0 la Chambre qu'on fait preuve de leadership, mais plut\u00f4t en faisant valoir la position de ses \u00e9lecteurs et en votant. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/6/10/daryl-kramp-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/daryl-kramp/",
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"source_id": "2523971",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada",
"fr": ""
},
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