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{
"time": "2019-05-13 14:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Todd Doherty (Cariboo\u2014Prince George, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Todd Doherty (Cariboo\u2014Prince George, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5909668\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker,</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5909669\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <span class=\"verse\"> It is three and half years in and Canadians now realize.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> The Prime Minister is just not as advertised.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> With his hand on his heart, he promised reconciliation.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Instead, he is pitting first nation against first nation.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> On softwood and the economy he said \u201cjust trust me\u201d.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Yet investment and companies continue to flee.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> There are no savings left for those rainy days.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> As the bank account has been drained by his sunny ways.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> He jets off to exotic locations on vacations,<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Offending our neighbours and many foreign nations.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> He bought Loblaws their fridges and freezers and such.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Even though he promised to be there after the fires<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Aside from photos and selfies he really has not given us much.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Our fire-damaged fridges and freezers replacement, we paid.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> His fake environment plan, just a carbon tax raid.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> \u201cLet the debate reign\u201d said the Papineau PM.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> \u201cIt's not about us; it's all about them.\u201d<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Seventy-one times he has shut down debate.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Another Liberal promise broken by this date.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> All was forgotten after the ballots were cast.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> But all is not lost.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> This October, Canadians can ensure it is his last.<br> </span> </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5909668\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5909669\" data-originallang=\"en\"> <span class=\"verse\"> Apr\u00e8s trois ans et demi, les yeux de tous sont ouverts:<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Le premier ministre n'est pas ce qu'il pr\u00e9tendait \u00eatre.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> La main sur le coeur, il avait promis la r\u00e9conciliation,<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Mais il a dress\u00e9 Premi\u00e8res Nations contre Premi\u00e8res Nations.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Bois d'oeuvre? \u00c9conomie? \u00ab Faites-moi confiance \u00bb, nous a-t-il dit,<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Tandis que fuient les capitaux et les compagnies.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Pour les p\u00e9riodes de vaches maigres, rien n'est mis de c\u00f4t\u00e9;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Les voies ensoleill\u00e9es sont ch\u00e8res, et les coffres, vid\u00e9s.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Dans des contr\u00e9es exotiques, il passe ses vacances; <br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Pays voisins et \u00e9trangers, sans cesse il offense;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> R\u00e9frig\u00e9rateurs et cong\u00e9lateurs il a offert \u00e0 Loblaws;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Il avait bien promis qu'apr\u00e8s les incendies il serait l\u00e0;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Mais apr\u00e8s les s\u00e9ances de photos, par son absence il a brill\u00e9; <br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Pour les frigos endommag\u00e9s, il a fallu nous-m\u00eames payer.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Son plan environnemental se r\u00e9sume \u00e0 une taxe sur le carbone.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Papineau a claironn\u00e9 \u00ab Laissons place au d\u00e9bat \u00bb;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> \u00ab Il ne s'agit pas de nous. Des \u00e9lecteurs faisons donc entendre les voix \u00bb.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> \u00c0 soixante-et-onze reprises au d\u00e9bat il a mis fin; <br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> H\u00e9las, une autre promesse lib\u00e9rale prononc\u00e9e en vain; <br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Elles ont toutes \u00e9t\u00e9 oubli\u00e9es au lendemain du scrutin.<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Les \u00e9lections d'octobre approchent, tout n'est donc pas perdu;<br> </span> <span class=\"verse\"> Les Canadiens veilleront \u00e0 ne plus jamais \u00eatre d\u00e9\u00e7us.<br> </span> </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2019/5/13/todd-doherty-6/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/todd-doherty/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4225/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10622945",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Government Policies",
"fr": "Les politiques gouvernementales"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2019/5/13/",
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}
}