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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2020-11-03 10:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Bernard G\u00e9n\u00e9reux",
"fr": "M. Bernard G\u00e9n\u00e9reux"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6324803\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague is comparing apples to oranges.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6324804\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We are talking about all of the businesses that make up the Canadian economy and we are asking the government to leave them alone for a few months. We know that the Liberals have called them cheaters and thieves in the past, but we do not feel that way. These businesses keep the Canadian economy going.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6324805\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The member and his party gave $1 billion to an organization that was not prepared to manage it. The documents they are asking for have nothing to do with those we are requesting. We are calling on the government to give small businesses a break. These are two completely different things. The Liberals are the ones who caused the WE Charity scandal and all of the documents they should be handing over. It is important for the House of Commons to have these documents.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6324803\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, mon honorable coll\u00e8gue m\u00e9lange les pommes et les oranges.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6324804\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On parle ici de l'ensemble des entreprises canadiennes qui forment l'\u00e9conomie de notre pays et on demande de les laisser tranquilles pendant quelques mois. On sait que les lib\u00e9raux les ont trait\u00e9es de tricheuses et de voleuses par le pass\u00e9, mais, nous, nous ne les consid\u00e9rons pas comme des tricheuses et des voleuses. Ce sont elles qui font que l'\u00e9conomie canadienne fonctionne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6324805\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Les oranges, c'est que lui et son parti ont donn\u00e9 1 milliard de dollars \u00e0 une organisation qui n'avait absolument pas les moyens. Les documents qu'il demande n'ont rien \u00e0 voir avec ce qu'on demande. On demande de permettre aux PME de souffler. Ce sont deux choses totalement diff\u00e9rentes. Ce sont les lib\u00e9raux qui ont provoqu\u00e9 le scandale avec WE Charity et avec l\u2019ensemble des documents qu'ils devraient nous r\u00e9v\u00e9ler. C'est important que la Chambre des communes ait ces documents.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/11/3/bernard-genereux-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/bernard-genereux/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4448/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10987702",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Consequences of the Pandemic on Canadian Workers and Businesses",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Cons\u00e9quences de la pand\u00e9mie pour les entreprises et les travailleurs canadiens"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/11/3/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F11%2F3%2F"
}
}