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{
"time": "2020-11-17 12:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Jack Harris",
"fr": "M. Jack Harris"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6350514\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, that is a very good question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6350515\" data-originallang=\"en\">The focus needs to be changed. The focus needs to be brought to a head. Why they are waiting is something the Liberals have to explain. This is an opportunity for them to do it, which is one reason this motion is quite timely.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6350516\" data-originallang=\"en\"> We have heard testimony in recent weeks, before the Canada-China committee, that this is a problem. We heard from Amnesty International a couple of months ago, which outlined the difficulty people are having. They are going to one agency and being told to go to another, only to be told to go to the government. This clearly underscores the lack of a cohesive and comprehensive response. The government has to make the response clear to ensure that Canadians who are affected by this have a single point of contact so they know where to go and what they are going to get when they get there.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6350514\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c\u2019est une excellente question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6350515\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il faut prendre le probl\u00e8me \u00e0 bras-le-corps. Je me demande ce que les lib\u00e9raux attendent. Ils ont l\u2019occasion d\u2019annoncer ce qu\u2019ils vont faire, et cette motion tombe \u00e0 point.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6350516\" data-originallang=\"en\">Des t\u00e9moins nous ont dit r\u00e9cemment, au Comit\u00e9 Canada-Chine, que c\u2019\u00e9tait un probl\u00e8me. Il y a quelques mois, Amnistie internationale nous a parl\u00e9 des difficult\u00e9s que rencontrent certaines personnes. Elles vont voir une agence, pour se faire dire d\u2019aller en voir une autre, puis finalement de s\u2019adresser au gouvernement. Cela montre bien qu\u2019il n\u2019y a pas de strat\u00e9gie claire et pr\u00e9cise. Le gouvernement doit \u00e9noncer clairement sa position, afin que les Canadiens qui sont victimes de ce genre d\u2019intimidations sachent pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment \u00e0 qui s\u2019adresser.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/11/17/jack-harris-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jack-harris/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4553/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11009898",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00c9manant Du Gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Foreign Policy Toward China",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La politique \u00e9trang\u00e8re envers la Chine"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/11/17/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F11%2F17%2F"
}
}