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{
    "time": "2013-04-23 17:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont\u2014La Petite-Patrie, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont\u2014La Petite-Patrie, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3284924\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her excellent speech, which I believe emphasizes what this debate should now be about: the protection of Canadians' and Quebeckers' civil liberties and the fact that the government is bringing back old provisions that were hastily introduced following the September 11 attacks and were never used.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3284925\" data-originallang=\"fr\">From 2001 to 2007, those provisions that the Conservatives want to bring forward, which restricted our rights and freedoms, were never used. Furthermore, they were never useful. On the contrary, our police forces have the resources, capability and tools they need to protect Canadians' safety. I would like to hear what she has to say on that subject.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3284924\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie ma coll\u00e8gue de son excellent discours. \u00c0 mon avis, son discours met l'accent sur ce sur quoi doit porter le d\u00e9bat en ce moment, c'est-\u00e0-dire la protection des libert\u00e9s civiles des Canadiens et des Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et le fait qu'on ram\u00e8ne de vieilles dispositions, qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 prises de mani\u00e8re pr\u00e9cipit\u00e9e \u00e0 la suite des attentats du 11 septembre, et qui n'ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9es.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3284925\" data-originallang=\"fr\">De 2001 \u00e0 2007, les dispositions restrictives sur nos droits et libert\u00e9s, que les conservateurs veulent remettre en avant, n'ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9es. De plus, elles n'ont jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 utiles. Au contraire, on voit que nos forces polici\u00e8res ont les ressources, les capacit\u00e9s et les outils n\u00e9cessaires pour assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Canadiens et des Canadiennes. J'aimerais l'entendre \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2013/4/23/alexandre-boulerice-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/alexandre-boulerice/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4145/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7975879",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Combating Terrorism Act",
        "fr": "Loi sur la lutte contre le terrorisme"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2013/4/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2013%2F4%2F23%2F"
    }
}