Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2014-03-04 17:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Fran\u00e7oise Boivin (Gatineau, NDP)",
        "fr": "Mme Fran\u00e7oise Boivin (Gatineau, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3598288\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the comments made by my colleague, an eminent jurist. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598289\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In the same vein, what concerns me about the current turn of events is that on the government benches, the members seem to dismiss out of hand such an important matter as the protection of our privileges. I refer to protection for the fact that we have the right to speak in the House, but we must tell the truth.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598290\" data-originallang=\"fr\">How many of us\u2014myself first of all\u2014have been scolded, or worse, by the Speaker of the House as a result of complaints from the people opposite for using language deemed unparliamentary? </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598291\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In this case, we have a serious violation of what is called our privilege. We take it for granted that when someone stands up and proclaims something, they are telling us the truth. We are not allowed to call someone a liar in the House. The opposition is being accused of wasting our time with this debate. I find that thoroughly unseemly, because it goes to the heart of what our privilege entails. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598292\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I am curious to know what my colleague thinks about this.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3598288\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 avec attention les propos de ma coll\u00e8gue, une juriste \u00e9minente. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598289\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Sur la m\u00eame lanc\u00e9e, ce qui m'inqui\u00e8te de la tournure que prennent pr\u00e9sentement les \u00e9v\u00e9nements, c'est que, du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des banquettes gouvernementales, on semble rejeter du revers de la main une question aussi importante que la protection de nos privil\u00e8ges. Il s'agit de la protection du fait que l'on a le droit de s'exprimer \u00e0 la Chambre, mais de dire de vraies choses.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598290\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Combien d'entre nous, moi la premi\u00e8re, se sont fait chicaner \u2014 pour ne pas dire pire \u2014 par le Pr\u00e9sident de la Chambre \u00e0 la suite de dol\u00e9ances des gens d'en face, pour avoir utilis\u00e9 des propos qui ne seraient pas parlementaires? </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598291\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans ce cas, il s'agit d'une infraction s\u00e9rieuse \u00e0 ce que l'on appelle notre privil\u00e8ge, c'est-\u00e0-dire qu'on tient pour acquis que, quand une personne se l\u00e8ve et clame quelque chose, elle nous dit la v\u00e9rit\u00e9. Nous n'avons pas le droit de traiter quelqu'un de menteur \u00e0 la Chambre. On sent qu'on est en train de faire ce d\u00e9bat sur le dos de l'opposition, parce qu'on serait en train de perdre notre temps. Or je trouve cela absolument ind\u00e9cent parce qu'on est au coeur de ce qu'est notre privil\u00e8ge. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3598292\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je serais curieuse de savoir ce que ma coll\u00e8gue en pense.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/3/4/francoise-boivin-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/francoise-boivin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4138/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8261285",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Privilege",
        "fr": "Privil\u00e8ge"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Statements by the Member for Mississauga-Streetsville\u2014Reference to Standing Committee",
        "fr": "Les d\u00e9clarations du d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Mississauga-Streetsville \u2014 Renvoi au comit\u00e9 permanent"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/3/4/",
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}