{"time": "2009-12-08 14:05:00", "attribution": {"en": "Mr. Bernard G\u00e9n\u00e9reux (Montmagny\u2014L'Islet\u2014Kamouraska\u2014Rivi\u00e8re-du-Loup, CPC)", "fr": ""}, "content": {"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1765582\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, our economy relies on the success of our businesses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765583\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Canada's economic action plan helps these businesses by providing the necessary tools to consolidate, innovate and increase their prosperity.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765584\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> That is why our government has invested in the Tandem Expansion Fund. Announced yesterday, this investment will support the growth and expansion of technology companies by helping them conquer new markets, increase production capacity and generate additional working capital.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765585\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Canadian firms will be able to obtain funding from the Tandem Expansion Fund, which will help them grow and also create jobs for Quebeckers and Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765586\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Our government is determined to implement its economic action plan and ensure that Canada emerges from this economic slowdown stronger than ever and positioned to become the leader of the future global economy.</p>", "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1765582\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la r\u00e9ussite des entreprises est au coeur de notre \u00e9conomie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765583\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le Plan d'action \u00e9conomique du Canada vient en aide \u00e0 ces entreprises en leur fournissant les outils n\u00e9cessaires pour se consolider, innover et accro\u00eetre leur prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765584\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Voil\u00e0 pourquoi notre gouvernement investit dans le Fonds Tandem Expansion. Annonc\u00e9 aujourd'hui, cet investissement soutiendra la croissance et l'expansion des entreprises de technologie en les aidant \u00e0 conqu\u00e9rir de nouveaux march\u00e9s, accro\u00eetre la capacit\u00e9 de production et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer des fonds de roulement suppl\u00e9mentaires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765585\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Des entreprises canadiennes pourront tirer profit du Fonds Tandem Expansion. Ce fonds permettra aux entreprises de prendre de l'expansion, de m\u00eame que de cr\u00e9er des emplois pour les Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et les Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1765586\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Notre gouvernement est d\u00e9termin\u00e9 \u00e0 mettre en oeuvre le Plan d'action \u00e9conomique, et ainsi s'assurer que le Canada sortira de ce ralentissement \u00e9conomique plus fort que jamais et deviendra le chef de file de l'\u00e9conomie mondiale dans le futur.</p>"}, "url": "/debates/2009/12/8/bernard-genereux-1/", "politician_url": "/politicians/bernard-genereux/", "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3702/", "procedural": false, "source_id": "3007454", "h1": {"en": "Statements By Members", "fr": ""}, "h2": {"en": "Economic Action Plan", "fr": ""}, "document_url": "/debates/2009/12/8/", "related": {"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F12%2F8%2F"}}