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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "2012-02-14 16:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, that was a rather surreal speech by the parliamentary secretary. I would like to return to some real facts that do matter to Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688762\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is about fairness. That is the balance the Conservatives are missing with regard to their approach to the banking sector. We have seen an incredible increase in bonuses and salaries to CEOs of banking institutions. In 2009, the CEOs of the top five banks received salaries and bonuses of $8.3 billion. This is where Canadians are onside and understand there has to be a redirection of that balance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688763\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would ask the parliamentary secretary to address the issue of CEO compensation of $8.3 billion. In 2009, the bonuses increased by record amounts. How does that justify the increasing fees Canadians have to pay for services?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, c'\u00e9tait un discours plut\u00f4t surr\u00e9aliste de la part du secr\u00e9taire parlementaire. J'aimerais revenir \u00e0 des faits concrets qui rev\u00eatent de l'importance pour les Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688762\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est une question d'\u00e9quit\u00e9. L'approche des conservateurs \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard du secteur bancaire manque d'\u00e9quit\u00e9. Nous avons observ\u00e9 une augmentation incroyable des primes et des salaires des PDG des institutions bancaires. En 2009, les PDG des cinq plus grandes banques ont re\u00e7u des salaires et des primes totalisant 8,3 milliards de dollars. Les Canadiens sont d'accord avec nous \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard et comprennent que des changements doivent \u00eatre apport\u00e9s pour corriger cette iniquit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688763\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je demanderais au secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de se pencher sur la r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration de 8,3 milliards de dollars accord\u00e9e aux PDG. En 2009, les primes ont battu des records. Comment peut-on justifier les frais \u00e0 la hausse que les Canadiens doivent payer en contrepartie des services bancaires?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/2/14/brian-masse-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/brian-masse/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3653/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "6606012",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Financial System Review Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/2/14/",
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}
}