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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2016-10-25 11:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Bill Casey (Cumberland\u2014Colchester, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Bill Casey (Cumberland\u2014Colchester, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4565470\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, it has been interesting to listen to the debate. The other day a member said that there was a high proportion of seniors in the riding. I too have a high proportion of seniors in my riding. If it were not for the Canada pension, I do not know what those seniors would do. Also Canada pension provides disability.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4565471\" data-originallang=\"en\">Members have said that people will leave Canada because of this and that it will cost employers because of this. I would like to set the clock back and ask the hon. member this. If there were no Canada pension, all these same arguments that the opposition has given would apply. Would the member still be against Canada pension, because obviously all the same arguments would apply? Would the member vote against establishing Canada pension?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4565470\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, j'ai suivi le d\u00e9bat avec int\u00e9r\u00eat. L'autre jour, la d\u00e9put\u00e9e a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que sa circonscription comptait une forte proportion d'a\u00een\u00e9s. Il en est de m\u00eame dans la circonscription que je repr\u00e9sente. Si ce n'\u00e9tait des prestations du RPC, je ne sais pas comment certaines personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es se d\u00e9brouilleraient. De plus, le R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada offre des prestations d'invalidit\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4565471\" data-originallang=\"en\">Certains d\u00e9put\u00e9s ont affirm\u00e9 que cette mesure incitera des gens \u00e0 quitter le Canada et qu'elle entra\u00eenera une augmentation des co\u00fbts pour les employeurs. J'aimerais remettre les pendules \u00e0 l'heure et poser une question \u00e0 la d\u00e9put\u00e9e. S'il n'y avait pas de R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada, tous les arguments invoqu\u00e9s aujourd'hui par les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de l'opposition s'appliqueraient. La d\u00e9put\u00e9e serait-elle quand m\u00eame contre le RPC, parce que, de toute \u00e9vidence, les m\u00eames arguments s'appliqueraient? La d\u00e9put\u00e9e voterait-elle contre la mise sur pied du R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada? </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/10/25/bill-casey-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/bill-casey/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4406/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9182602",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canada Pension Plan",
"fr": "Le R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/10/25/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F10%2F25%2F"
}
}