Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2015-03-26 22:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds\u2014Dollard, NDP)",
        "fr": "Mme Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds\u2014Dollard, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4026781\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on my colleague's speech.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026782\" data-originallang=\"fr\">First, he began by saying that the Leader of the Opposition did not even recognize the threat posed by the Islamic State. To say such a thing is tantamount to admitting that he has not followed the debate in the House or that he only hears what he wants to hear. The Leader of the Opposition has recognized the threat that this group represents on several occasions. Not only has he recognized the threat to Canada and Canadians, but he has also recognized the government's duty to protect the people and help achieve international peace and security. That has to be said.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026783\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Second, the parliamentary secretary spoke about the aid provided by Canada to Syria. Since we are talking about it, we should point out that it was not until this week that the government honoured its two-year-old pledge to take in 1,000 Syrian refugees. We should also point that out. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026784\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The question I have for my colleague is this: what responsibility does he believe the UN has and what international rights are involved in Canada's participation in a war? Is the UN just a nice symbol that serves only to protect national monuments or does it also have a role and a say in a country's decision as to whether or not to participate in an armed conflict as significant as the one we are facing?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4026781\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'aimerais commenter le discours de mon coll\u00e8gue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026782\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Premi\u00e8rement, il a commenc\u00e9 son discours en disant que le chef de l'opposition ne reconnaissait m\u00eame pas la menace du groupe \u00c9tat islamique. Dire une telle chose \u00e9quivaut \u00e0 avouer qu'il n'a pas du tout suivi le d\u00e9bat \u00e0 la Chambre ou qu'il n'entend que ce qu'il veut bien entendre. Le chef de l'opposition a reconnu la menace que repr\u00e9sente ce groupe \u00e0 plusieurs reprises. Non seulement en a-t-il reconnu la menace pour le Canada et les Canadiens, mais il a aussi reconnu le devoir du gouvernement de prot\u00e9ger la population et de participer au d\u00e9veloppement de la paix et de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 internationales. Il faut le dire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026783\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Deuxi\u00e8mement, le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire a parl\u00e9 de l'aide du Canada en Syrie. Si nous en parlons, il faut aussi souligner que ce n'est que cette semaine que le gouvernement a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 son engagement d'il y a deux ans visant \u00e0 accueillir 1 000 r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s syriens. Cela aussi, il faut le souligner.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4026784\" data-originallang=\"fr\">La question que j'adresse \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue est la suivante: quelle responsabilit\u00e9 reconna\u00eet-il \u00e0 l'ONU et quels sont les droits internationaux dans l'engagement du Canada dans une guerre? L'ONU n'est-elle qu'un beau logo qui ne sert qu'\u00e0 prot\u00e9ger des monuments nationaux ou a-t-elle aussi un r\u00f4le et un poids dans la d\u00e9cision d'un pays de s'engager ou non dans un conflit arm\u00e9 aussi important que celui auquel nous faisons face?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2015/3/26/lysane-blanchette-lamothe-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/lysane-blanchette-lamothe/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4065/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8632229",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Military Contribution Against ISIL",
        "fr": "La contribution militaire \u00e0 la lutte contre l'EIIL"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2015/3/26/",
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}