Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2012-02-14 15:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Scott Brison",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688586\" data-originallang=\"en\">Again, Mr. Speaker, it is the practice of the Liberal Party of Canada, both in opposition and in government, to always listen to members of Parliament from all political parties and to consider carefully and respectfully their contribution to the debate. Certainly we would listen and take it seriously. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688587\" data-originallang=\"en\">However, there was a strong group of Liberal caucus members, led by Tony Ianno, a member of Parliament at that time, that mobilized, that did cross-country town halls and round tables on this issue. It met with small business and community organizations, heard from Canadians and made some very strong recommendations to then Prime Minister Chr\u00e9tien and finance minister Paul Martin. It said that we should not follow the global trend of deregulation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688588\" data-originallang=\"en\">What the hon. member is describing, however, is the way parliaments ought to work, where members of Parliament from all parties, including the governing party, contribute constructively and meaningfully to public policy debate and decisions ultimately reached by a government. Hon. members have described a Liberal government that listened to all members of Parliament from all parties and its own backbenchers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688589\" data-originallang=\"en\"> There is no such thing as a bad seat in the House of Commons. We are all chosen and given the privilege to serve the people who elect us and have the responsibility to defend our interests. Mature governing parties recognize the importance of enabling that and respecting that Parliament will ensure it happens.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2688586\" data-originallang=\"en\">Encore une fois, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, qu'il soit dans l'opposition ou qu'il forme le gouvernement, le Parti lib\u00e9ral du Canada a l'habitude d'\u00e9couter attentivement et respectueusement les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de tous les partis et de prendre en consid\u00e9ration leur contribution au d\u00e9bat. Il est certain que nous \u00e9couterions et que nous tiendrions compte de ce qui serait dit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688587\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cependant, un fort contingent de membres du caucus lib\u00e9ral s'\u00e9tait mobilis\u00e9 sous la direction de Tony Ianno, d\u00e9put\u00e9 \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque, pour organiser partout dans le pays des assembl\u00e9es publiques locales et des tables rondes sur la question. Le groupe avait rencontr\u00e9 des petites entreprises et des organismes communautaires, entendu des Canadiens et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 des recommandations tr\u00e8s s\u00e9rieuses au premier ministre d'alors, Jean Chr\u00e9tien, et \u00e0 son ministre des Finances, Paul Martin. Il avait dit que nous ne devrions pas suivre la tendance mondiale \u00e0 la d\u00e9r\u00e9glementation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688588\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce que d\u00e9crit le d\u00e9put\u00e9, toutefois, c'est la fa\u00e7on dont les parlementaires doivent travailler. Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de tous les partis, y compris celui qui forme le gouvernement, doivent contribuer de fa\u00e7on constructive et efficace au d\u00e9bat sur la politique publique et aux d\u00e9cisions qui seront finalement prises par le gouvernement. Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ont parl\u00e9 d'un gouvernement lib\u00e9ral qui \u00e9coutait tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s, quelle que soit leur all\u00e9geance, m\u00eame ses d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'arri\u00e8re-ban. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2688589\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il n'y a pas de mauvais si\u00e8ge \u00e0 la Chambre des communes. Nous sommes tous choisis et nous avons tous le privil\u00e8ge de servir la population qui nous a \u00e9lus et la responsabilit\u00e9 de d\u00e9fendre nos int\u00e9r\u00eats. S'ils sont m\u00fbrs, les partis au pouvoir reconnaissent l'importance de permettre aux d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'agir ainsi et de respecter que le Parlement veillera \u00e0 ce qu'il en soit ainsi.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2012/2/14/scott-brison-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/scott-brison/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1336/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "6604480",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Financial System Review Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2012/2/14/",
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    }
}