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{
    "time": "2016-11-29 17:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Robert-Falcon Ouellette",
        "fr": "M. Robert-Falcon Ouellette"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4666809\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, the Standing Committee on Finance addressed this issue. A Liberal motion called on the <a data-HoCid=\"214320\" href=\"/politicians/bill-morneau/\" title=\"Bill Morneau\">Minister of Finance</a> to take a much closer look at these issues with finance ministers across the country and work with them. We had an opportunity to really enhance the plan, so we had to take steps right away. Everyone was in agreement, so why wait for someone to object? We had to strike while the iron was hot, so we did. That does not mean we are done striking. It means we are ready to press on and make sure the people who need protection get it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4666810\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We want to make sure that women who raise children get this protection because they are the ones who need it most, not women who earn $200,000 or more because they probably already have that kind of protection. We cannot transfer money from the poor to the rich. We have to make sure that everyone has the same advantage. That means we want everyone to be on a level playing field.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4666809\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, \u00e9videmment, c'est une question que nous avons abord\u00e9e au Comit\u00e9 permanent des finances. Une motion lib\u00e9rale demande au <a data-HoCid=\"214320\" href=\"/politicians/bill-morneau/\" title=\"Bill Morneau\">ministre des Finances</a> d'examiner de plus pr\u00e8s ces questions avec les ministres des Finances de tout le pays, de parler avec eux et de travailler en partenariat avec eux. Nous avions l'occasion de vraiment mettre une bonification en place, alors il fallait prendre des mesures tout de suite. Il ne fallait pas attendre que quelqu'un ne soit pas d'accord, parce que tout le monde \u00e9tait d'accord. Il fallait battre le fer pendant qu'il \u00e9tait chaud. Nous l'avons donc frapp\u00e9. Cela ne veut pas dire que nous avons fini de le frapper. Cela veut dire que nous sommes pr\u00eats \u00e0 continuer cette bataille et \u00e0 assurer une protection cibl\u00e9e. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4666810\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous voulons nous assurer d'offrir cette protection aux femmes qui \u00e9l\u00e8vent des enfants parce qu'elles en ont le plus grand besoin et non pas aux femmes qui gagnent peut-\u00eatre 200 000 $ ou plus, car elles ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 probablement une protection semblable. Nous ne pouvons pas faire un transfert des pauvres aux riches. Nous voulons nous assurer que tout le monde a un avantage \u00e9gal. Cela veut dire que nous voulons que tout le monde soit sur un pied d'\u00e9galit\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2016/11/29/robert-falcon-ouellette-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/robert-falcon-ouellette/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4410/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "9278880",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada Pension Plan",
        "fr": "Le R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2016/11/29/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F11%2F29%2F"
    }
}