Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2017-05-30 15:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Bardish Chagger",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Bardish Chagger"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4920581\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to the member's question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920582\" data-originallang=\"en\">What we are saying is that sitting a few extra hours for four days a week, for the last few weeks of this session, will allow us to debate more legislation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920583\" data-originallang=\"en\">When it comes to the opposition supply days the member is referring to, they will have the exact same hours they have always had. Something that is different from the previous government, and that the member might not know, is that with this government, what I have tried to do consciously is ensure that the opposition has full days, the long days. There are days we sit in this House that are half days, shorter days, and there are days that are longer days.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920584\" data-originallang=\"en\">When we choose supply days for the opposition parties, we always provide for a long day, something Mr. Harper and the previous government never did. They often provided for a half day, because they did not think the opposition's work was that important. We recognize the important points the opposition brings. We appreciate the constructive feedback. We want to hear from all constituents. We want to represent all Canadians.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4920581\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis heureuse de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la question du d\u00e9put\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920582\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous disons que si\u00e9ger quelques heures de plus quatre jours par semaine, pour les derni\u00e8res semaines de cette session, nous permettra de d\u00e9battre d\u2019un plus grand nombre de projets de loi. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920583\" data-originallang=\"en\"> En ce qui concerne les jours r\u00e9serv\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019opposition dont le d\u00e9put\u00e9 parle, l\u2019opposition aura exactement le m\u00eame nombre d\u2019heures qu\u2019elle a toujours eu. Il y a une chose que nous faisons autrement que le gouvernement pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent, et que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 ne sait peut-\u00eatre pas, soit de veiller \u00e0 ce que l\u2019opposition ait des journ\u00e9es pleines, des jours longs. C'est ce que j\u2019ai tent\u00e9 de faire consciemment. Certains jours de s\u00e9ance sont des demi-journ\u00e9es, des jours plus courts, et il y a des jours qui sont des jours plus longs. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4920584\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quand nous choisissons les journ\u00e9es r\u00e9serv\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019opposition, nous choisissons toujours un jour long, ce que M. Harper et le gouvernement pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent ne faisaient jamais. Ils r\u00e9servaient souvent une demi-journ\u00e9e, parce qu\u2019ils ne consid\u00e9raient pas que le travail de l\u2019opposition \u00e9tait si important. Nous reconnaissons l\u2019importance des points que soul\u00e8ve l\u2019opposition. Nous appr\u00e9cions la r\u00e9troaction constructive. Nous voulons entendre l\u2019opinion de tous les \u00e9lecteurs. Nous voulons repr\u00e9senter tous les Canadiens. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2017/5/30/bardish-chagger-8/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/bardish-chagger/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4211/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "9563396",
    "h2": {
        "en": "Extension of Sitting Hours",
        "fr": "La prolongation des heures de s\u00e9ance"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Motion that debate be not further adjourned",
        "fr": "Motion portant que le d\u00e9bat ne soit plus ajourn\u00e9"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2017/5/30/",
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}