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{
"time": "2018-09-24 16:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Kent Hehr",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Kent Hehr"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5529276\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her kind words. I know this legislation would bring many significant steps forward, where government would, at least within federal jurisdiction, be able to address the concerns of people with disabilities, for example through an internal process where people who are seeking employment in government get the accommodations they need to succeed and thrive. The places where we want procurement policies, we need to look at how we reach out to ensure those organizations have accessibility legislation and how they will move forward in trade and commerce.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5529277\" data-originallang=\"en\">I can also highlight this bill and its effects on government service. The day and age of people not getting through the door is essentially over with this legislation. It puts a proactive onus on government to move forward and look at things with an accessibility lens that I believe will be very helpful for people with disabilities and those trying to navigate an often complex system.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5529276\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de ses bonnes paroles. Je sais que ce projet de loi permettra au gouvernement, du moins dans les secteurs de comp\u00e9tence f\u00e9d\u00e9rale, de faire des progr\u00e8s consid\u00e9rables pour r\u00e9pondre aux pr\u00e9occupations des personnes handicap\u00e9es, par exemple au moyen d'une proc\u00e9dure interne afin que les personnes qui cherchent un emploi comme fonctionnaire obtiennent les mesures d'adaptation dont elles ont besoin pour r\u00e9ussir et se r\u00e9aliser. Pour ce qui est des politiques d'approvisionnement que nous voulons appliquer, nous devons chercher comment mobiliser les organismes en cause, voir \u00e0 ce qu'ils se soumettent \u00e0 des dispositions en mati\u00e8re d'accessibilit\u00e9 et d\u00e9terminer comment ils proc\u00e9deront dans nos transactions commerciales. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5529277\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je peux \u00e9galement insister sur les effets du projet de loi sur les services de l'\u00c9tat. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ce projet de loi, l'\u00e9poque o\u00f9 les gens ne franchissaient pas la porte est essentiellement r\u00e9volue. Il impose au gouvernement le fardeau proactif d'aller de l'avant et d'envisager les choses sous l'angle de l'accessibilit\u00e9, ce qui, \u00e0 mon avis, sera tr\u00e8s utile pour les personnes handicap\u00e9es et pour les gens qui essaient de s'y retrouver dans un syst\u00e8me souvent complexe.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2018/9/24/kent-hehr-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kent-hehr/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4391/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10255507",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00c9manant Du Gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Accessible Canada Act",
"fr": "Loi canadienne sur l\u2019accessibilit\u00e9"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2018/9/24/",
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}
}