Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2010-03-29 12:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Serge Cardin",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1835947\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I understand what the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"128505\" href=\"/politicians/peter-julian/\" title=\"Peter Julian\">Burnaby\u2014New Westminster</a> is saying. When we were dealing with the free trade agreement with Colombia, we spent several months looking at this agreement, at its ins and outs, and at the impact that it could have.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835948\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, the members of the Standing Committee on International Trade did not have the opportunity to examine the agreement with Jordan. The free trade agreement with Colombia was signed before the committee had even issued its recommendations. When these recommendations became public, it was clear that Canada should not enter into that agreement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835949\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In the case of Jordan, the work was not done either before the signing of the agreement. Committee members found out about it after the fact. They did not have the opportunity to examine this agreement. We are now at second reading, which is an important stage, but the committee has not done any real work.The parliamentary secretary is asking us to sign a blank cheque and to refer the bill back to the committee for review. The committee could well make recommendations against this agreement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835950\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Here is the process that should be followed: the legislation goes through second reading and is then referred to committee. In some cases, particularly when we are dealing with free trade agreements, it would be preferable to know the impacts of such agreements before signing them. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1835947\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je comprends ce que dit le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"128505\" href=\"/politicians/peter-julian/\" title=\"Peter Julian\">Burnaby\u2014New Westminster</a>. \u00c0 l'\u00e9poque de l'\u00e9tude de l'accord de libre-\u00e9change avec la Colombie, nous avions pass\u00e9 plusieurs mois \u00e0 \u00e9tudier la possibilit\u00e9 de cet accord, ses aboutissants et les effets qu'il pourrait entra\u00eener.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835948\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Toutefois, les membres du Comit\u00e9 permanent du commerce international n'ont pas eu l'occasion de discuter de l'accord avec la Jordanie. L'accord de libre-\u00e9change avec la Colombie avait \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9 avant m\u00eame que le comit\u00e9 n'\u00e9mette ses recommandations au sujet de cet accord. Lorsque les recommandations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 connues, on savait tr\u00e8s bien qu'il n'\u00e9tait pas recommand\u00e9 de signer cet accord.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835949\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pour ce qui est de la Jordanie, le travail n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 fait non plus avant la signature de l'accord. Les membres qui si\u00e9geaient au comit\u00e9 l'ont appris une fois que cela \u00e9tait fait. Ils n'ont pas eu l'occasion d'\u00e9tudier cet accord. On arrive \u00e0 la deuxi\u00e8me lecture qui est une \u00e9tape importante, mais le comit\u00e9 n'a pas fait de r\u00e9el travail. Le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire demande maintenant de signer un ch\u00e8que en blanc et de renvoyer le projet de loi au comit\u00e9 pour \u00e9tude. \u00c0 toutes fins pratiques, le comit\u00e9 pourrait faire des recommandations n\u00e9gatives.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1835950\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est le processus \u00e0 suivre: on fait la deuxi\u00e8me lecture, puis c'est renvoy\u00e9 au comit\u00e9 pour \u00e9tude. Dans certaines situations, surtout lorsqu'il s'agit d'accords de libre-\u00e9change, il serait pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable de conna\u00eetre les r\u00e9percussions d'un tel accord avant que celui-ci ne soit sign\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/3/29/serge-cardin-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/serge-cardin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3677/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3064768",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada-Jordan Free Trade Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/3/29/",
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}