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{
"time": "2014-05-15 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Joe Daniel (Don Valley East, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Joe Daniel (Don Valley-Est, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3728593\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, my constituents of Don Valley East were very troubled when the RCMP Canadian firearms program unilaterally banned several rifles. These rifles have been sold in Canada for many years, and there is no evidence of widespread criminal use.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728594\" data-originallang=\"en\">Recently, Sun News Network learned that the <a data-HoCid=\"194614\" href=\"/politicians/steven-blaney/\" title=\"Steven Blaney\">Minister of Public Safety</a> not only was not consulted on this unacceptable decision to turn thousands of Canadians into criminals overnight, but was only given a few short hours' notice that it was even happening.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728595\" data-originallang=\"en\">A fundamental principle of the rule of law is civilian oversight of police. As a free and democratic society, we cannot tolerate police ignoring those who were elected by law-abiding citizens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728596\" data-originallang=\"en\">That is why I am pleased to learn that the <a data-HoCid=\"194614\" href=\"/politicians/steven-blaney/\" title=\"Steven Blaney\">Minister of Public Safety</a> will be bringing forward measures to ensure that this never happens again. Our Conservative government believes that owning a gun is a right that comes with responsibilities. We will always stand up for law-abiding hunters, farmers, and sport shooters.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3728593\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les \u00e9lecteurs de ma circonscription, Don Valley-Est, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s perturb\u00e9s lorsque le Programme canadien des armes \u00e0 feu de la GRC a interdit de mani\u00e8re unilat\u00e9rale l'utilisation de plusieurs carabines. Ces carabines sont vendues au Canada depuis de nombreuses ann\u00e9es, et les faits n'indiquent nullement que leur utilisation \u00e0 des fins criminelles est tr\u00e8s r\u00e9pandue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728594\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sun News Network a appris r\u00e9cemment que non seulement le <a data-HoCid=\"194614\" href=\"/politicians/steven-blaney/\" title=\"Steven Blaney\">ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique</a> n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 consult\u00e9 avant que la GRC prenne la d\u00e9cision inacceptable de transformer, du jour au lendemain, des milliers de Canadiens en criminels, mais aussi que le ministre n'en a \u00e9t\u00e9 averti que quelques heures avant.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728595\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'un des principes fondamentaux de la primaut\u00e9 du droit est la surveillance civile des forces de l'ordre. En tant que membres d'une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 libre et d\u00e9mocratique, nous ne pouvons tol\u00e9rer que la police ignore ceux qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lus par des citoyens respectueux des lois.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3728596\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est la raison pour laquelle je suis heureux d'apprendre que le <a data-HoCid=\"194614\" href=\"/politicians/steven-blaney/\" title=\"Steven Blaney\">ministre de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique</a> pr\u00e9sentera des mesures visant \u00e0 garantir qu'une telle situation ne se reproduira plus jamais. Le gouvernement conservateur croit que la possession d'une arme est un droit qui s'accompagne de responsabilit\u00e9s. Nous d\u00e9fendrons toujours les int\u00e9r\u00eats des chasseurs, des agriculteurs et des tireurs sportifs qui respectent les lois.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2014/5/15/joe-daniel-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/joe-daniel/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4076/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8367956",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Public Safety",
"fr": "La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2014/5/15/",
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}