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{
    "time": "2012-05-14 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. John Baird (Minister of Foreign Affairs, CPC)",
        "fr": "L'hon. John Baird (ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2858744\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the leader of the third party knows that there is another path. We could let spending get out of control. We could see Canada become the welfare capital of the world. We could see unemployment skyrocket. That is his record as Premier of Ontario.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2858745\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member opposite talks about the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. It has tabled more than 10 reports encouraging a carbon tax. Now we know why the Liberal Party holds that organization so dear: because the Liberals truly want to bring in a carbon tax on every family in this country. Well, those of us on this side of the House will not let them do it.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2858744\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le chef du troisi\u00e8me parti sait ce qu'implique l'autre voie. Nous pourrions laisser les d\u00e9penses augmenter de fa\u00e7on d\u00e9brid\u00e9e. Nous pourrions regarder le Canada devenir la capitale mondiale de l'aide sociale. Nous pourrions provoquer une augmentation exponentielle du ch\u00f4mage. C'est du reste ce qui s'est produit lorsqu'il \u00e9tait premier ministre de l'Ontario.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2858745\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face parle de la Table ronde nationale sur l'environnement et l'\u00e9conomie. Or, elle a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 plus de dix rapports favorisant une taxe sur le carbone. Maintenant, nous savons pourquoi le Parti lib\u00e9ral aime tant cet organisme. C'est que les lib\u00e9raux veulent vraiment imposer une taxe sur le carbone \u00e0 toutes les familles du pays. Eh bien, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de mon parti ne les laisseront pas faire.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2012/5/14/john-baird-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-baird/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/326/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7579950",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Budget",
        "fr": "Le budget"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2012/5/14/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F5%2F14%2F"
    }
}