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{
"time": "2026-02-25 17:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Claude DeBellefeuille (Beauharnois\u2014Salaberry\u2014Soulanges\u2014Huntingdon, BQ)",
"fr": "Claude DeBellefeuille (Beauharnois\u2014Salaberry\u2014Soulanges\u2014Huntingdon, BQ)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9185028\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on her speech.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185029\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We often hear that the opposition is here to oppose and obstruct bills. On the contrary, we are here to provide constructive criticism, to improve and enhance the bills under consideration. Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13740928\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-15/\" title=\"An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025\">C\u201115</a> was studied at breakneck speed since it is a 600-page bill containing many, many clauses. There are some good aspects to the bill, but there are also some clauses that are rather questionable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185030\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We appreciated the <a data-HoCid=\"318631\" href=\"/politicians/francois-philippe-champagne/\" title=\"Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne\">finance minister's</a> willingness to listen. He was unaware that one section of the bill threatened mail delivery to rural libraries and to the visually impaired. He listened. We proposed an amendment and saved the day for rural libraries. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185031\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Could my colleague give us an example of an amendment from her party that improved Bill C-15?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9185028\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je veux f\u00e9liciter ma coll\u00e8gue pour son discours.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185029\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> On entend souvent dire que l'opposition est l\u00e0 pour s'opposer et pour faire l'obstruction sur des projets de loi. Au contraire, on est l\u00e0 pour intervenir de mani\u00e8re constructive, pour am\u00e9liorer et bonifier les projets de loi \u00e9tudi\u00e9s. Dans le cas du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13740928\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-15/\" title=\"An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025\">C\u201115</a>, on peut dire que \u00e7a s'est \u00e9tudi\u00e9 \u00e0 la vitesse de la lumi\u00e8re, puisque c'est un projet de loi de 600 pages contenant plusieurs articles. Il y a des bons passages, mais il y a des articles qui sont assez discutables.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185030\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> On a appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 l'\u00e9coute du <a data-HoCid=\"318631\" href=\"/politicians/francois-philippe-champagne/\" title=\"Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne\">ministre des Finances</a>, qui n'avait pas conscience qu'un article du projet de loi mena\u00e7ait les envois de courrier aux personnes qui souffrent de c\u00e9cit\u00e9 et aux biblioth\u00e8ques rurales. Il a \u00e9cout\u00e9. Nous avons propos\u00e9 un amendement et avons sauv\u00e9 la mise pour les biblioth\u00e8ques rurales.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9185031\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Est-ce que la coll\u00e8gue pourrait nous donner un exemple d'amendement de son parti qui a am\u00e9lior\u00e9 le projet de loi C\u201115?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/2/25/claude-debellefeuille-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/claude-debellefeuille/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4689/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13376117",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1",
"fr": "Loi no 1 d'ex\u00e9cution du budget de 2025"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Motions in Amendment",
"fr": "Motions d'amendement"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/2/25/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F2%2F25%2F"
}
}