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{
"time": "2015-05-26 13:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Mauril B\u00e9langer",
"fr": "L'hon. Mauril B\u00e9langer"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4123875\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I will answer my colleague's second question first.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4123876\" data-originallang=\"fr\">What he said is not true. That was not the policy of the government I was part of. I was a member of cabinet, and at the time, our scientists were allowed to talk to journalists and share information. I am not talking about discussing public policy. That is a completely different story. I agree with my colleague that that is not the role of scientists. However, they had the right to talk to journalists and to share factual information. I do not see any problem with them continuing to do so.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4123877\" data-originallang=\"fr\">With regard to my colleague's first question, I am sorry but I do not remember it. If he would like to repeat the question, I will answer it.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4123875\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je vais d'abord r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la deuxi\u00e8me question de mon coll\u00e8gue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4123876\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ce qu'il a dit n'est pas vrai. Ce n'\u00e9tait pas la politique du gouvernement dont je faisais partie. Je si\u00e9geais au Conseil des ministres, et nos scientifiques, \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque, avaient le droit de parler aux journalistes et de partager des renseignements. Il ne s'agissait pas de discuter des politiques publiques, c'est une toute autre chose. Je suis d'accord avec mon coll\u00e8gue, cela n'est pas le r\u00f4le des scientifiques. Toutefois, ils avaient le droit de s'adresser aux journalistes et de partager les renseignements factuels. Je ne vois donc aucun probl\u00e8me \u00e0 ce qu'ils puissent continuer de le faire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4123877\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pour ce qui est de la premi\u00e8re question de mon coll\u00e8gue, je m'excuse mais je ne m'en souviens pas. S'il veut la r\u00e9p\u00e9ter, j'y r\u00e9pondrai. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2015/5/26/mauril-belanger-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/mauril-belanger/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3687/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8711355",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Federal Science Research",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La recherche scientifique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2015/5/26/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2015%2F5%2F26%2F"
}
}