Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2022-10-18 17:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Mark Gerretsen",
        "fr": "M. Mark Gerretsen"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7359123\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, the question is slightly rhetorical because I think the member already knows my position on this.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7359124\" data-originallang=\"en\">I totally agree and support what she is saying. I am reluctant to say members cannot read speeches because some people rely on that and prefer it. I can understand that. However, where the member is going with this is that she is basically saying that whatever anybody delivers in here needs to be something of substance and coming from a place of informed opinion, as opposed to just grabbing something that is handed to them and reading it.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7359125\" data-originallang=\"en\">One of the other stall tactics we see is not just putting up as many speakers as the party can. After a whole wack of speakers have spoken, then the opposition will put forward an amendment, which basically resets the roster and everybody can speak to it again. I used to be frustrated when I would see and hear about what Stephen Harper was doing. I admit that I was not as informed about the realities of how this place functioned at the time. I now understand it and I see what happens. I really hope that we can amend the Standing Orders to better reflect and put to rest that method of debate.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7359123\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, la question est plut\u00f4t rh\u00e9torique parce que je pense que la d\u00e9put\u00e9e conna\u00eet d\u00e9j\u00e0 ma position \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7359124\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je suis tout \u00e0 fait d\u2019accord et j'appuie ce qu\u2019elle dit. J\u2019h\u00e9siterais toutefois \u00e0 affirmer que les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ne peuvent pas lire leurs discours parce que certaines personnes se fient \u00e0 leur texte et pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent cette fa\u00e7on de faire, ce qui est compr\u00e9hensible. Cependant, ce que la d\u00e9put\u00e9e veut dire, c\u2019est que tout ce qui se dit aux Communes doit reposer sur du solide et \u00eatre l'expression d'une opinion \u00e9clair\u00e9e. Les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ne doivent pas simplement lire un texte qu'on leur remet sans bien le comprendre. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7359125\" data-originallang=\"en\">Une autre tactique de blocage consiste \u00e0 ne pas se contenter de faire intervenir autant de d\u00e9put\u00e9s que le parti le peut. Apr\u00e8s que toute une s\u00e9rie de d\u00e9put\u00e9s a pris la parole, l\u2019opposition propose un amendement, ce qui a pour effet de remettre le compteur \u00e0 z\u00e9ro et de permettre \u00e0 tout le monde de prendre la parole \u00e0 nouveau. J'\u00e9prouvais de la frustration \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque, en voyant ce que faisait Stephen Harper. J\u2019admets que je n\u2019\u00e9tais pas aussi bien inform\u00e9 des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s et du fonctionnement de notre assembl\u00e9e dans ce temps-l\u00e0. Je les comprends maintenant et je vois ce qui se passe. J\u2019esp\u00e8re vraiment que nous pourrons modifier le R\u00e8glement pour mieux r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir et mettre fin \u00e0 cette m\u00e9thode de d\u00e9bat.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2022/10/18/mark-gerretsen-7/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/mark-gerretsen/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4311/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11859099",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Government Business No. 20\u2014Proceedings on Bill C-31",
        "fr": "L'affaire \u00e9manant du gouvernement no 20 \u2014 Les d\u00e9lib\u00e9rations sur le projet de loi C-31"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2022/10/18/",
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}