Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2013-03-19 12:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Alexandre Boulerice",
        "fr": "M. Alexandre Boulerice"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3245394\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from <a data-HoCid=\"170347\" href=\"/politicians/dany-morin/\" title=\"Dany Morin\">Chicoutimi\u2014Le Fjord</a> for his excellent question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245395\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We feel so strongly about principles like those contained in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that it is important to reiterate our belief in these values. It is unfortunate that it took a court order before our government was willing to ensure compliance with section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Being willing to ensure that these principles and values are respected and never circumvented should have been a no-brainer. Unfortunately, there are already many examples of the Conservative government failing to understand their importance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245396\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I would also like to thank the member for his comment about our belief in safety for people in general. I would like to comment again on the issue of pedestrian railway crossings. People sometimes have to make holes in the wire mesh to get through. This is certainly unsafe. There is a risk that they could be hit and they could also be fined if they are caught.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245397\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Montreal has been sliced in two. There is no flow. At a time when there is an emphasis on enabling people to walk or ride bicycles, the government has been totally inactive on pedestrian crossings in Montreal. The NDP will work together with everyone to ensure that something is done.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3245394\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue de <a data-HoCid=\"170347\" href=\"/politicians/dany-morin/\" title=\"Dany Morin\">Chicoutimi\u2014Le Fjord</a> de son excellente question. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245395\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En effet, selon le NPD, tout le d\u00e9bat tourne autour de cet \u00e9quilibre. Nous sommes tellement attach\u00e9s \u00e0 des principes, comme ceux contenus dans la Charte des droits et libert\u00e9s, qu'il est important de r\u00e9it\u00e9rer notre attachement \u00e0 ces valeurs. Il est dommage que nous ayons un gouvernement qui doive attendre un ordre de la cour pour faire respecter l'article 8 de la Charte des droits et libert\u00e9s. Ce devrait \u00eatre un automatisme, un r\u00e9flexe normal de s'assurer que ces principes et ces valeurs sont respect\u00e9s et ne sont jamais bafou\u00e9s. Malheureusement, le gouvernement conservateur nous donne trop d'exemples allant \u00e0 l'encontre de cela.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245396\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je remercie \u00e9galement le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de son commentaire en ce qui concerne notre attachement \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des gens en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Je reviens sur toute la question des passages pour pi\u00e9tons au niveau des chemins de fer. Les gens sont parfois oblig\u00e9s de faire des trous dans les grilles pour passer. Ce n'est donc pas s\u00e9curitaire. Ils risquent de se faire frapper et ils peuvent m\u00eame avoir des amendes s'ils se font attraper.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3245397\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> On a coup\u00e9 la ville de Montr\u00e9al en deux, il n'y a pas de fluidit\u00e9. Alors qu'on met l'accent sur le fait que les gens puissent marcher et se promener en v\u00e9lo, le gouvernement est compl\u00e8tement inactif sur la question des passages pi\u00e9tonniers dans la ville de Montr\u00e9al. Le NPD ira de l'avant avec tout le monde pour que cela se fasse.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2013/3/19/alexandre-boulerice-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/alexandre-boulerice/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4145/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7933883",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R. v. Tse Act",
        "fr": "Loi donnant suite \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision de la Cour supr\u00eame du Canada dans l'affaire R. c. Tse"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2013/3/19/",
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