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{
"time": "2009-06-19 11:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Laurie Hawn (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1570810\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, local Afghans are hired to provide security at specific Canadian Forces installations and are undertaking these duties under the training and supervision of the CF after being appropriately trained by Canadian Forces personnel. Weapons are collected and secured when not in use and never leave the CF installation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1570811\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canada employs these personnel in a manner consistent with its international legal obligations. As Major Steve Jourdain said recently:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1570812\" data-originallang=\"en\"> It definitely gives us flexibility. If it was not for the private security, it would not be possible for me to do the next operation. </p>\n</blockquote>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1570810\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, des civils afghans sont embauch\u00e9s pour assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de certains camps des Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes. Ils s'acquittent de cette t\u00e2che sous la supervision des Forces canadiennes apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 proprement form\u00e9s par nos soldats. Les armes sont recueillies et mises dans un endroit s\u00e9curitaire lorsqu'elles ne sont pas utilis\u00e9es et elles ne quittent jamais le camp.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1570811\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le Canada emploie ces civils conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 ses obligations juridiques internationales. Comme l'a r\u00e9cemment soulign\u00e9 le major Steve Jourdain:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1570812\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ils nous procurent d\u00e9finitivement une plus grande souplesse. Sans les entreprises de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 priv\u00e9es, il me serait impossible de commencer la prochaine op\u00e9ration. </p>\n</blockquote>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/6/19/laurie-hawn-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/laurie-hawn/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/441/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2849468",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "National Defence",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/6/19/",
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}
}