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{
"time": "2019-04-05 12:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Arif Virani",
"fr": "M. Arif Virani"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5851634\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, if you can indulge me very briefly, I am very happy that the canola question is being raised in the context of debate. Surely we could have more questions about such important and pressing economic and agricultural matters in this country.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851635\" data-originallang=\"en\">The connection the member opposite was trying to make is that rule-of-law concerns permeate many aspects of what is taking place in this country right now with respect to Vice-Admiral Norman's trial. In response to that question, I will reiterate that the rule of law remains intact. The evidence before the justice committee from the <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">former attorney general</a> in the SNC-Lavalin matter underscores this, and the statements of the director of public prosecutions reiterate it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851636\" data-originallang=\"en\">To reiterate, I quote again that \u201cThe PPSC has not sought or received instructions in respect of the prosecution of Mr. Norman from the Privy Council Office or any other government department or body.\u201d </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851637\" data-originallang=\"en\">That statement affirms the fact that the rule of law remains intact, which has implications around the country in various matters, including the canola matter just raised by the member opposite.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5851634\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, si vous me le permettez, je tiens \u00e0 dire tr\u00e8s bri\u00e8vement que je suis vraiment heureux que la question du canola ait \u00e9t\u00e9 soulev\u00e9e dans le contexte de ce d\u00e9bat. Il y aurait certainement d'autres questions \u00e0 poser au sujet d'enjeux \u00e9conomiques et agricoles aussi importants et aussi urgents au pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851635\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le lien que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face tentait d'\u00e9tablir, c'est que la notion de primaut\u00e9 du droit est au coeur de nombreux enjeux d'actualit\u00e9 au Canada, y compris le proc\u00e8s du vice-amiral Norman. Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la question, je r\u00e9p\u00e8te que la primaut\u00e9 du droit reste intacte. Le t\u00e9moignage de <a data-HoCid=\"214558\" href=\"/politicians/jody-wilson-raybould/\" title=\"Jody Wilson-Raybould\">l'ancienne procureure g\u00e9n\u00e9rale</a> devant le comit\u00e9 de la Justice et les d\u00e9clarations de la directrice des poursuites p\u00e9nales dans l'affaire SNC-Lavalin en t\u00e9moignent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851636\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je cite encore: \u00ab Le [Service des poursuites p\u00e9nales] n'a ni demand\u00e9 ni re\u00e7u d'instructions du Bureau du Conseil priv\u00e9 ou de tout autre minist\u00e8re ou organisme gouvernemental au sujet de la poursuite contre M. Norman. \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5851637\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette d\u00e9claration confirme que la primaut\u00e9 du droit demeure intacte, ce qui se r\u00e9percute sur divers enjeux partout au pays, y compris celui du canola, que vient de soulever le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/4/5/arif-virani-16/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/arif-virani/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4435/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10559334",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Justice",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La justice"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/4/5/",
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}