Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2024-06-18 18:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Don Davies",
        "fr": "M. Don Davies"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8508365\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, there are a lot of issues in this budget that we do not have time to touch on, but I am very grateful he raised that one because the spirit of volunteerism in this country and the things that bind communities together, particularly in rural Canada, deserve to be recognized. This budget would do that by doubling the search and rescue and volunteer firefighter tax credit from $3,000 to $6,000 in recognition of the essential role and sacrifices of these volunteers in keeping Canadians safe. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8508366\" data-originallang=\"en\">I hear a lot of rhetoric from the Conservatives about public safety. They are going to vote against a budget that would put money in the hands of the people in our communities, the men and women who volunteer in their communities to help keep their neighbours safe in times of strife. That goes back to what I said at the beginning of my speech about values. The New Democrats believe that government can pool resources and use them to help make communities better in this country, to make Canadians safer, more secure and healthier and to give them greater opportunities. The Conservatives do not share that view of government. They think government needs to shrink, get out of the way and cut taxes and services. Where will that leave people in rural communities? I wonder. It will leave them less safe, less secure, less healthy and with fewer opportunities. That is not the Canada that I want for my children.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8508365\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, il y a beaucoup de sujets dans ce budget que nous n'avons pas le temps d'aborder, mais je suis tr\u00e8s heureux que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 ait soulev\u00e9 ce point, car l'esprit du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat dans ce pays et tout ce qui unit les collectivit\u00e9s, en particulier dans les r\u00e9gions rurales du Canada, m\u00e9ritent d'\u00eatre mis en valeur. Pour ce faire, le budget doublerait le cr\u00e9dit d'imp\u00f4t pour les volontaires en recherche et sauvetage en le faisant passer de 3 000 $ \u00e0 6 000 $, en reconnaissance du r\u00f4le essentiel qu'ils jouent et des sacrifices qu'ils font pour assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8508366\" data-originallang=\"en\">J\u2019entends les conservateurs tenir de grands discours sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique. Or, ils vont voter contre un budget qui mettrait de l\u2019argent entre les mains des membres de nos collectivit\u00e9s, des hommes et des femmes qui se portent volontaires pour assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de leurs voisins en p\u00e9ril. Je reviens \u00e0 ce je disais \u00e0 propos des valeurs au d\u00e9but de mon discours. Les n\u00e9o-d\u00e9mocrates pensent que le gouvernement peut mettre en commun des ressources et les utiliser pour am\u00e9liorer le sort des collectivit\u00e9s de ce pays, pour am\u00e9liorer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la sant\u00e9 des Canadiens et pour leur offrir de meilleures perspectives. Les conservateurs ne partagent pas cette vision. Ils pensent que le gouvernement doit rapetisser, ne pas intervenir et r\u00e9duire les imp\u00f4ts et les services. Qu\u2019adviendra-t-il alors des habitants des collectivit\u00e9s rurales? Je me pose la question. Ils seront moins en s\u00e9curit\u00e9, en moins bonne sant\u00e9 et auront moins de possibilit\u00e9s. Ce n\u2019est pas le Canada que je veux pour mes enfants.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2024/6/18/don-davies-7/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/don-davies/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1007/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12837120",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1",
        "fr": "Loi no 1 d'ex\u00e9cution du budget de 2024"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2024/6/18/",
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