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{
"time": "2015-02-16 18:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, GP)",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, PV)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3973980\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have not said that I do not trust the RCMP. I have a great deal of respect for and trust in the RCMP, but there is an institutional and constitutional difference here. The RCMP ultimately reports through the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>, through representatives of government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973981\" data-originallang=\"en\"> A fundamental principle of our Westminster system of government, a parliamentary democracy, is the supremacy of Parliament. That is why we have always had officers of Parliament report through the Speaker. This would be a fundamental change and it is being rushed. That is one of my main concerns. As a leader of a small party, I will not be able to give a 10 or 20 minute address on this issue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973982\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I have been doing legal research and reaching out to lawyers to see if we could get an injunction to stop this from happening before we get evidence from security experts. I am very troubled that we will not hear what our former sergeant-at-arms would have to say. Everyone in this place cheered him for his heroism. Everyone cheered for the wonderful team that defended us on October 22. We do have the benefit of his advice. It is pretty clear to me that the House of Commons security team is constitutionally different from the RCMP. It is not a matter of trust. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973983\" data-originallang=\"en\">I put to my hon. friend that the motion before us is so vague in saying \u201c...ensuring the continued employment of our existing and respected Parliamentary Security staff.\u201d It does not say where the employment would be. It does not say that our security staff would continue in the roles and functions they have here.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3973980\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je n'ai pas dit que je ne faisais pas confiance \u00e0 la GRC. Au contraire, je lui fais confiance et la respecte \u00e9norm\u00e9ment. Toutefois, il y a une distinction institutionnelle et constitutionnelle \u00e0 faire ici. La GRC rel\u00e8ve ultimement du <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a>, par l'entremise de repr\u00e9sentants du gouvernement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973981\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Un principe fondamental du r\u00e9gime parlementaire canadien, une d\u00e9mocratie parlementaire fond\u00e9e sur le mod\u00e8le de Westminster, est la supr\u00e9matie du Parlement. C'est la raison pour laquelle les agents du Parlement ont toujours relev\u00e9 du Pr\u00e9sident. La motion propose un changement fondamental et on en pr\u00e9cipite l'\u00e9tude. C'est l'une de mes principales pr\u00e9occupations. En tant que chef d'un petit parti, je n'aurai pas la possibilit\u00e9 de pr\u00e9senter un expos\u00e9 de 10 ou 20 minutes sur la question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973982\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai fais des d\u00e9marches juridiques. J'ai consult\u00e9 des avocats pour voir s'il serait possible d'obtenir une injonction afin d'emp\u00eacher cela de se produire jusqu'\u00e0 ce que nous entendions le t\u00e9moignage d'experts en s\u00e9curit\u00e9. Je suis tr\u00e8s pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par le fait que nous ne saurons pas ce qu'en pense notre ancien sergent d'armes, celui-l\u00e0 m\u00eame que nous avons tous acclam\u00e9 pour l'h\u00e9ro\u00efsme dont il a fait preuve, comme nous avons acclam\u00e9 la merveilleuse \u00e9quipe qui nous a d\u00e9fendus le 22 octobre. Nous n'entendrons pas son opinion. Il m'appara\u00eet plut\u00f4t clair qu'il y a une distinction constitutionnelle entre l'\u00e9quipe de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la Chambre des communes et la GRC. Cela n'a rien \u00e0 voir avec la confiance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3973983\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je signale \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue que le libell\u00e9 de la motion dont nous sommes saisis est tr\u00e8s vague: \u00ab [...] en veillant \u00e0 ce que le personnel charg\u00e9 actuellement de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 parlementaire et respect\u00e9, conserve son emploi. \u00bb Le lieu de l'emploi n'est pas pr\u00e9cis\u00e9. Rien ne garantit que notre personnel de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 occuperait le m\u00eame r\u00f4le et la m\u00eame fonction.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2015/2/16/elizabeth-may-6/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/elizabeth-may/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4108/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8578134",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Parliamentary Precinct Security",
"fr": "La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans la Cit\u00e9 parlementaire"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Consideration Resumed of Motion",
"fr": "Reprise de l'\u00e9tude de la motion"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2015/2/16/",
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}
}