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{
"time": "2026-04-13 14:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Chak Au (Richmond Centre\u2014Marpole, CPC)",
"fr": "Chak Au (Richmond\u2011Centre\u2014Marpole, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9255312\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, in the Cowichan land claim case, the Liberal government instructed its lawyers to abandon the fee simple argument, the very cornerstone of private property rights in Canada. That decision has created real uncertainty for homeowners, businesses and everyone who depends on secure land ownership in this country. By stepping back in court, the government is effectively walking away from defending Canadians' property rights. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9255313\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">Prime Minister</a> reverse this decision and direct its lawyers to fully defend fee simple ownership, yes or no?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9255312\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, dans l'affaire de la revendication territoriale des Cowichan, le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral a demand\u00e9 \u00e0 ses avocats d'abandonner l'argument du fief simple, la pierre angulaire du droit \u00e0 la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 priv\u00e9e au Canada. Cette d\u00e9cision a engendr\u00e9 une incertitude r\u00e9elle chez les propri\u00e9taires, les entreprises et quiconque d\u00e9pend d'un cadre s\u00fbr en mati\u00e8re de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de terres dans ce pays. En reculant devant les tribunaux, le gouvernement renonce pour ainsi dire \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre les droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 des Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9255313\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"314774\" href=\"/politicians/mark-carney/\" title=\"Mark Carney\">premier ministre</a> reviendra-t-il sur cette d\u00e9cision et ordonnera-t-il \u00e0 ses avocats de d\u00e9fendre pleinement la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en fief simple, oui ou non?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/4/13/chak-au-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/chak-au/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4843/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13433070",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Indigenous Affairs",
"fr": "Les affaires autochtones"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/4/13/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F4%2F13%2F"
}
}