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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2017-09-21 14:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Diane Lebouthillier (ministre du Revenu national, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4995002\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect a fair tax system. That is what we promised during the election campaign and that is what we are doing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4995003\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In the last two budgets, we invested over $1 billion in the fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance. Those investments are bearing fruit: $13 billion in taxes owed last year will be recovered, and 335 cases are under criminal investigation, not to mention 123 search warrants, 37 convictions, $10 million in fines, $44 million in penalties\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4995002\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les Canadiens s'attendent \u00e0 avoir un r\u00e9gime fiscal \u00e9quitable. C'est ce que nous avons promis en campagne \u00e9lectorale et c'est ce que nous faisons. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4995003\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans le cadre des deux derniers budgets, nous avons investi plus de 1 milliard de dollars dans la lutte contre l'\u00e9vasion fiscale et l'\u00e9vitement fiscal. Ces investissements portent leurs fruits: 13 milliards de dollars en imp\u00f4t d\u00fb l'an dernier seront r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9s, 335 cas sont transf\u00e9r\u00e9s aux enqu\u00eates criminelles, 123 mandats de perquisition, 37 condamnations, 10 millions de dollars en amendes, 44 millions de dollars en p\u00e9nalit\u00e9s... </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/9/21/diane-lebouthillier-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/diane-lebouthillier/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4236/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9659419",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Taxation",
"fr": "La fiscalit\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/9/21/",
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}
}