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{
"time": "2009-12-09 14:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Peter MacKay (Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1767546\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, more wild speculation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1767547\" data-originallang=\"en\"> What we are dealing with today is new information that General Natynczyk disclosed to me this morning. I note, by the way, that I was actually minister of foreign affairs at the time of this particular incident, but I take responsibility for information that came to me through senior diplomats, just as other ministers receive information through their departments. That is how it works.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1767548\" data-originallang=\"en\">We act on that information and advice. We make decisions based on the information received. That information has been explored at a parliamentary committee. Far from hiding from it, I have been asked questions here every day. I will appear before the committee this afternoon. The member can continue with his line of questions.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1767546\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, ce ne sont que d'autres folles hypoth\u00e8ses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1767547\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous nous penchons aujourd'hui sur de nouveaux renseignements qui m'ont \u00e9t\u00e9 divulgu\u00e9s ce matin par le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Natynczyk. Je note, en passant, que j'\u00e9tais ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res quand cet incident s'est produit. Cependant, j'assume la responsabilit\u00e9 des renseignements qui m'ont \u00e9t\u00e9 soumis par des diplomates de haut rang, tout comme le font les autres ministres qui re\u00e7oivent des renseignements de leur minist\u00e8re. C'est de cette fa\u00e7on que les choses fonctionnent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1767548\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous agissons en fonction de ces renseignements et conseils. Nous prenons des d\u00e9cisions en fonction des renseignements re\u00e7us. Ces renseignements ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tudi\u00e9s par un comit\u00e9 parlementaire. Je n'ai pas tent\u00e9 de cacher quoi que ce soit. J'ai r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 des questions sur ce sujet tous les jours \u00e0 la Chambre, et je compara\u00eetrai devant le comit\u00e9 cet apr\u00e8s-midi. Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 peut poursuivre ses questions.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/12/9/peter-mackay-11/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/peter-mackay/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1332/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3011151",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Afghanistan",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/12/9/",
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}