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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2011-11-15 12:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, GP)",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, PV)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2580055\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"170541\" href=\"/politicians/lawrence-toet/\" title=\"Lawrence Toet\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a> a question focusing on the elimination of what is generally referred to as the per-vote subsidy. It has been less than $28 million per year over time and actually represents a very small portion of the total amount of tax dollars that go to federal political parties.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2580056\" data-originallang=\"en\">In an effort to cut federal tax dollars going to political parties, is the government considering cutting tax credits to its donors, which in 2009 came to over $10 million to the Conservative Party alone, or to electoral expense reimbursements, which in 2009 came to over $21 million to the Conservative Party alone?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2580055\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'aimerais poser une question au d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'<a data-HoCid=\"170541\" href=\"/politicians/lawrence-toet/\" title=\"Lawrence Toet\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a> \u00e0 propos de l'\u00e9limination de la subvention par vote, comme on l'appelle habituellement. Avec le temps, cette subvention est pass\u00e9e \u00e0 moins de 28 millions de dollars par ann\u00e9e, et elle ne repr\u00e9sente qu'une infime partie du montant total de l'argent des contribuables qui est vers\u00e9 aux partis politiques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2580056\" data-originallang=\"en\">S'il veut couper dans le versement de l'argent de l'imp\u00f4t f\u00e9d\u00e9ral aux partis politiques, est-ce que le gouvernement envisage aussi de couper les cr\u00e9dits d'imp\u00f4t consentis \u00e0 ses donateurs, qui en 2009 ont vers\u00e9 plus de 10 millions de dollars au Parti conservateur, ou encore le remboursement des d\u00e9penses \u00e9lectorales, qui en 2009 ont d\u00e9pass\u00e9 les 21 millions de dollars, encore pour le Parti conservateur?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2011/11/15/elizabeth-may-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/elizabeth-may/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4108/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "4750745",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act",
"fr": "Loi sur le soutien de la croissance de l'\u00e9conomie et de l'emploi au Canada"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Motions in Amendment",
"fr": "Motions d'amendement"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2011/11/15/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2011%2F11%2F15%2F"
}
}