Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2014-06-16 20:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jean Rousseau",
        "fr": "M. Jean Rousseau"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3800570\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Those are the figures we have, Mr. Speaker. It is true that collateral damage occurs, because civilians have even been killed by these weapons, and CBC journalists who witnessed that have also been severely wounded.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800571\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Apart from clause 11, what does the wording of the bill say? It refers to the prohibition of these weapons, and yet people will be in contact with them. Soldiers will carry out their missions right to the end because they are honest men acting in good faith who defend their honour. However, it is utterly absurd that hundreds of thousands of people should suffer the collateral damage caused by this kind of weapon. These are innocent victims who will lose an arm, a leg or both. Their lives will be ruined forever. This is completely ridiculous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800572\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If the government wanted to introduce a bill that is true to our tradition and certainly to our nature as a peace-loving country, it would have to ensure that, no matter where our soldiers are deployed, they will not come into contact with this type of weapon. Of course, that is virtually impossible. At least if the bill conveyed that intent, we could say that the legislative body, the House of Commons, had done its duty.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800573\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I will ignore all of the comments about whether we should debate this or not. This will end soon, and we will all spend a lovely summer campaigning in our ridings.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3800570\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Ce sont les chiffres que nous avons, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident. C'est vrai qu'il y a des effets collat\u00e9raux, car des civils ont m\u00eame \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s par ces armes et des journalistes de Radio-Canada, qui en ont t\u00e9moign\u00e9, ont aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 gravement bless\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800571\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Mis \u00e0 part l'article 11, que dit le libell\u00e9 du projet de loi? Il parle d'interdiction de ces armes, et pourtant, des gens seront en contact avec elles. Les soldats s'acquitteront de leur mission jusqu'\u00e0 la fin parce que ce sont des hommes de foi honn\u00eates qui d\u00e9fendent leur honneur. Par contre, il est totalement aberrant que des centaines de milliers de gens soient touch\u00e9s par les effets collat\u00e9raux de ce genre d'armes. Ce sont d'innocentes victimes qui perdront un bras, une jambe ou les deux. Leur vie sera hypoth\u00e9qu\u00e9e \u00e0 jamais. C'est totalement ridicule.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800572\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si on voulait d\u00e9poser un projet de loi et \u00eatre fid\u00e8le \u00e0 notre tradition et, surtout, \u00e0 notre esprit de pays pacifique, il faudrait s'assurer que, peu importe o\u00f9 seront nos soldats en mission, ils ne seront pas en contact avec ce genre d'armes. Bien s\u00fbr, c'est pratiquement impossible. Si au moins on en transmettait l'intention dans un projet de loi, on pourrait dire que le l\u00e9gislateur, soit la Chambre des communes, aurait accompli son travail.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3800573\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Je vais passer tous les commentaires voulant qu'on en d\u00e9batte ou qu'on n'en d\u00e9batte pas. Cela va se terminer bient\u00f4t et on passera tous un bel \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 faire campagne dans nos circonscriptions respectives.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/6/16/jean-rousseau-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-rousseau/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4135/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "p3800570",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act",
        "fr": "Loi interdisant les armes \u00e0 sous-munitions"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Report Stage",
        "fr": "\u00c9tape du rapport"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/6/16/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F6%2F16%2F"
    }
}