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{
"time": "2012-02-14 12:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Peter Julian",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688099\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question, because it is particularly relevant. We have already witnessed this government's decisions many times and in many different areas: we have seen fake lakes and we have seen departments being mismanaged. Now things are changing: the decision-making power that once belonged largely to independent agencies is going directly to the minister's office.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688100\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Even in the best-case scenario, is it a good idea to ask the government to decide certain questions that should go to an independent agency? Considering the government's actions in recent months, since the Conservatives won a majority on May 2, it has become clear that we cannot trust this government to make decisions in the interest of Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688101\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In these 105 pages, the minister is given veto powers several times, and that worries us. I am very pleased that the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"170180\" href=\"/politicians/jean-rousseau/\" title=\"Jean Rousseau\">Compton\u2014Stanstead</a> asked me this question. This is a very important point that demonstrates why we need more debate in this House.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688099\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue de sa question parce que c'est une question enti\u00e8rement valide. On a d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 t\u00e9moins \u00e0 plusieurs reprises des d\u00e9cisions de ce gouvernement dans plusieurs domaines diff\u00e9rents: on a vu les faux lacs et on a vu les minist\u00e8res qui sont mal g\u00e9r\u00e9s. Maintenant, on change les choses: le pouvoir d\u00e9cisionnel qui appartenait auparavant dans une large mesure aux organismes ind\u00e9pendants, on le remet directement au Bureau du ministre. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688100\" data-originallang=\"fr\">M\u00eame dans le meilleur des cas, est-ce une bonne id\u00e9e de remettre entre les mains du gouvernement une d\u00e9cision qui devrait plut\u00f4t appartenir \u00e0 un organisme ind\u00e9pendant? Quand on regarde les actions du gouvernement depuis quelques mois, depuis son \u00e9lection comme gouvernement majoritaire le 2 mai, on voit qu'on ne peut pas faire confiance \u00e0 ce gouvernement pour qu'il prenne des d\u00e9cisions qui sont dans l'int\u00e9r\u00eat public. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688101\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans ces 105 pages, \u00e0 quelques reprises, on donne au ministre un pouvoir de <em>veto</em>, et \u00e7a nous inqui\u00e8te. Je suis bien content que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"170180\" href=\"/politicians/jean-rousseau/\" title=\"Jean Rousseau\">Compton\u2014Stanstead</a> m'ait pos\u00e9 cette question. C'est un \u00e9l\u00e9ment important qui d\u00e9montre pourquoi il est n\u00e9cessaire d'avoir plus de d\u00e9bats en cette Chambre. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/2/14/peter-julian-5/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/peter-julian/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1265/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "6602554",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Financial System Review Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/2/14/",
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}