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{
"time": "2013-10-22 11:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Erin O'Toole",
"fr": "M. Erin O'Toole"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3442554\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the member for <a data-HoCid=\"170666\" href=\"/politicians/jim-karygiannis/\" title=\"Jim Karygiannis\">Scarborough\u2014Agincourt</a> talked about what happens in caucus. I cannot speak about what happens in caucus, other than the fact that the our caucus is truly united on a desire to reform that institution. That is a singular common thread on this side of the House.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3442555\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would remind the hon. member that it was actually Prime Minister Chr\u00e9tien who stopped the tradition of appointing elected senators. Albertans had expressed the desire to send elected upper house parliamentarians to Ottawa. That was done by Prime Minister Mulroney. Liberals actually stopped the movement for Senate reform. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3442556\" data-originallang=\"en\">I think back to famous former Liberal senator Andrew Thompson, who set new standards for bringing the respect of the House down. I would encourage the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"170666\" href=\"/politicians/jim-karygiannis/\" title=\"Jim Karygiannis\">Scarborough\u2014Agincourt</a> to work within his caucus. I do not need to know what he says, but he should work within his caucus to get Liberals serious about Senate reform and catching up on the ground lost under their government.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3442554\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"170666\" href=\"/politicians/jim-karygiannis/\" title=\"Jim Karygiannis\">Scarborough\u2014Agincourt</a> a parl\u00e9 de ce qui passe au sein du caucus. Je ne peux rien dire \u00e0 ce sujet, mais je peux toutefois affirmer que notre caucus est vraiment uni dans son d\u00e9sir de r\u00e9former cette institution. Il s'agit d'un objectif que partagent les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3442555\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'aimerais rappeler au d\u00e9put\u00e9 que c'est l'ancien premier ministre Jean Chr\u00e9tien qui a mis un terme \u00e0 la tradition voulant que l'on nomme des s\u00e9nateurs \u00e9lus. Les Albertains avaient exprim\u00e9 le souhait d'envoyer \u00e0 Ottawa des personnes \u00e9lues pour si\u00e9ger \u00e0 la Chambre haute. Le premier ministre Mulroney avait exauc\u00e9 leur souhait. Toutefois, les lib\u00e9raux ont mis un frein \u00e0 l'\u00e9lan en faveur d'une r\u00e9forme du S\u00e9nat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3442556\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je pense \u00e0 l'ancien s\u00e9nateur lib\u00e9ral Andrew Thompson, dont le profond manque de respect \u00e0 l'endroit de la Chambre haute est rest\u00e9 grav\u00e9 dans les m\u00e9moires. J'encourage le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"170666\" href=\"/politicians/jim-karygiannis/\" title=\"Jim Karygiannis\">Scarborough\u2014Agincourt</a> \u00e0 travailler au sein de son caucus. Je n'ai pas besoin de savoir ce qu'il dit; je souhaite tout simplement qu'il travaille au sein de son caucus afin d'inciter les lib\u00e9raux \u00e0 s'engager s\u00e9rieusement \u00e0 r\u00e9former le S\u00e9nat et \u00e0 rattraper le retard qu'ils ont accumul\u00e9 lorsqu'ils formaient le gouvernement.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/10/22/erin-otoole-5/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/erin-otoole/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4154/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8104030",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Senate Accountability",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La reddition de comptes au S\u00e9nat"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/10/22/",
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}