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        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Arif Virani (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Arif Virani (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du ministre de l'Immigration, des R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s et de la Citoyennet\u00e9, Lib.)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235760\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, pursuant to subsection 94(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, I have the honour to table this morning, in both official languages, the annual report on immigration, 2015.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235760\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, conform\u00e9ment au paragraphe 94(1) de la Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter ce matin, dans les deux langues officielles, le rapport annuel sur l'immigration de 2015.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/arif-virani-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/arif-virani/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4435/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822281",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Immigration",
                "fr": "L'immigration"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Randy Boissonnault (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Randy Boissonnault (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre du Patrimoine canadien, Lib.)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">Minister of Canadian Heritage</a> and pursuant to the repealed section 110 of the Public Service Employment Act, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the 2014-15 Public Service Staffing Tribunal annual report.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235761\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, au nom de la <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">ministre du Patrimoine canadien</a> et conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l'article 110, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 abrog\u00e9, de la Loi sur l'emploi dans la fonction publique, je suis heureux de pr\u00e9senter, dans les deux langues officielles, le rapport annuel du Tribunal de la dotation de la fonction publique pour 2014-2015.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/randy-boissonnault-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/randy-boissonnault/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4392/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822288",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Public Service Staffing Tribunal",
                "fr": "Le Tribunal de la dotation de la fonction publique"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Randy Boissonnault (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Randy Boissonnault (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre du Patrimoine canadien, Lib.)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235762\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">Minister of Canadian Heritage</a> and pursuant to the repealed section 251 of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the 2014-15 Public Service Labour Relations Board Annual Report. </p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235762\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, au nom de la <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">ministre du Patrimoine canadien</a> et en vertu de l'article 251 abrog\u00e9 de la Loi sur les relations de travail dans la fonction publique, il me fait plaisir de d\u00e9poser, dans les deux langues officielles, le rapport annuel 2014-2015 de la Commission des relations de travail dans la fonction publique.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/randy-boissonnault-2/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/randy-boissonnault/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4392/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822295",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Public Service Labour Relations Board",
                "fr": "La Commission des relations de travail dans la fonction publique"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Gordon Brown (Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)",
                "fr": "M. Gordon Brown (Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235763\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you will find consent for the following motion:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235764\" data-originallang=\"en\"> That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order, at the conclusion of the debate on today's opposition motion, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put, a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at the conclusion of oral questions. </p>\n</blockquote><p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2\">(Motion agreed to)</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235763\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je crois que vous constaterez qu'il y a consentement unanime \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de la motion suivante:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235764\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Que, nonobstant tout article du R\u00e8glement ou ordre sp\u00e9cial, \u00e0 la conclusion du d\u00e9bat sur la motion de l'opposition d'aujourd'hui, toute question n\u00e9cessaire pour disposer de cette motion soit r\u00e9put\u00e9e mise aux voix et que le vote par appel nominal soit r\u00e9put\u00e9 demand\u00e9 et diff\u00e9r\u00e9 jusqu'au mercredi 9 mars 2016, \u00e0 la conclusion des questions orales. </p>\n</blockquote><p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2\">(La motion est adopt\u00e9e.)</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/gord-brown-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/gord-brown/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4259/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822302",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of the House",
                "fr": "Les travaux de la Chambre"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga, CPC)",
                "fr": "M. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235765\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present two petitions today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235766\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The first petition deals with the issue of sex selection and pregnancy termination. The petitioners are calling on members of Parliament to condemn discrimination against girls, which is occurring through sex-selective pregnancy termination.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235765\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter deux p\u00e9titions aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235766\" data-originallang=\"en\">La premi\u00e8re porte sur l'avortement sexo-s\u00e9lectif. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent aux d\u00e9put\u00e9s de condamner la discrimination envers les filles que constituent les avortements sexo-s\u00e9lectifs.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/harold-albrecht-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/harold-albrecht/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/311/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822309",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Petitions",
                "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Sex Selection",
                "fr": "La s\u00e9lection en fonction du sexe"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga, CPC)",
                "fr": "M. Harold Albrecht (Kitchener\u2014Conestoga, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235767\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the other petition has to do with palliative care. The petitioners are pointing out that it is impossible for a person to give informed consent to assisted suicide or euthanasia if appropriate palliative care options are not available to them. Therefore, our petitioners are calling on Parliament to establish a national strategy on palliative care.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235767\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'autre p\u00e9tition porte sur les soins palliatifs. Les p\u00e9titionnaires soulignent qu'une personne ne peut pas donner son consentement \u00e9clair\u00e9 au suicide assist\u00e9 ou \u00e0 l'euthanasie si elle ne peut pas b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de soins palliatifs appropri\u00e9s. Ils demandent donc au Parlement d'\u00e9tablir une strat\u00e9gie nationale en mati\u00e8re de soins palliatifs.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/harold-albrecht-2/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/harold-albrecht/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/311/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822603",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Petitions",
                "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Palliative Care",
                "fr": "Les soins palliatifs"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia\u2014Lambton, CPC)",
                "fr": "Mme Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia\u2014Lambton, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235768\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to bring a petition from my riding of Sarnia\u2014Lambton regarding fair electoral representation. The petitioners are looking for an equal and effective vote to be presented fairly in Parliament and to have proportional representation.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235768\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai le plaisir de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par des personnes de ma circonscription, Sarnia\u2014Lambton, au sujet de la repr\u00e9sentation \u00e9quitable. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent que tous les votes aient un poids \u00e9gal afin que les \u00e9lecteurs soient \u00e9quitablement repr\u00e9sent\u00e9s au Parlement selon le principe de la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle. </p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/marilyn-gladu-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/marilyn-gladu/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4197/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822314",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Petitions",
                "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Democratic Reform",
                "fr": "La r\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, CPC)",
                "fr": "M. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235769\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present two petitions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235770\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The first is from Families for Justice, a group of Canadians who have lost a loved one by an impaired driver. The petitioners believe that Canada's impaired driving laws are much too lenient. They want the crime to be called what it truly is, vehicular homicide. It is the number one cause of criminal death in Canada. Over 1,200 Canadians are killed every year by a drunk driver. Canadians are calling for mandatory sentencing for vehicular homicide, and for this Parliament to support Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8102913\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-226/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences in relation to conveyances) and the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-226</a>, Kassandra's law, and Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8118649\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-247/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)\">C-247</a>.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235769\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai le plaisir de pr\u00e9senter deux p\u00e9titions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235770\" data-originallang=\"en\">La premi\u00e8re vient de Families for Justice, un groupe de personnes ayant perdu un \u00eatre cher \u00e0 cause de la conduite avec facult\u00e9s affaiblies. Les p\u00e9titionnaires jugent que les lois canadiennes en la mati\u00e8re sont beaucoup trop cl\u00e9mentes. Ils veulent que l'on appelle les choses par leur nom: cet acte criminel est un homicide commis au volant d'un v\u00e9hicule automobile. Il s'agit de la principale cause de d\u00e9c\u00e8s attribuable \u00e0 un acte criminel au Canada. Chaque ann\u00e9e, plus de 1 200 Canadiens sont tu\u00e9s par des conducteurs en \u00e9tat d'\u00e9bri\u00e9t\u00e9. Les Canadiens r\u00e9clament des peines obligatoires pour l'homicide commis au volant d'un v\u00e9hicule automobile et demandent au Parlement d'appuyer le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8102913\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-226/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences in relation to conveyances) and the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-226</a>, la loi de Kassandra, et le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8118649\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-247/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)\">C-247</a>.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/mark-warawa-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/mark-warawa/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4331/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822318",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Petitions",
                "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Impaired Driving",
                "fr": "La conduite avec facult\u00e9s affaiblies"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, CPC)",
                "fr": "M. Mark Warawa (Langley\u2014Aldergrove, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235771\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am also honoured to present a petition regarding palliative care. The petition requests that the House unanimously pass the motion from the last Parliament to create a national strategy on palliative care. It also highlighted that in Carter v. Canada, the Supreme Court ruled that a competent consenting adult who has a grievous and irremediable medical condition that causes enduring and intolerable suffering should be allowed access to physician-assisted suicide, but also that the individual be required to have quality palliative care, so that the person can make informed consent. The petitioners are therefore calling on Parliament to establish a national strategy on palliative care.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235771\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9galement le plaisir de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition portant sur les soins palliatifs. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent \u00e0 la Chambre d'adopter \u00e0 l'unanimit\u00e9 la motion de la derni\u00e8re l\u00e9gislature concernant la mise en place d'une strat\u00e9gie nationale en mati\u00e8re de soins palliatifs. Ils soulignent en outre que, dans l'affaire <em>Carter c. Canada</em>, la Cour supr\u00eame a d\u00e9termin\u00e9 qu'une personne adulte capable et consentante affect\u00e9e de probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 graves et irr\u00e9m\u00e9diables lui causant des souffrances persistantes et intol\u00e9rables devrait avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'aide m\u00e9dicale \u00e0 mourir, mais qu'elle devrait aussi obtenir des soins palliatifs de qualit\u00e9, afin d'\u00eatre en mesure de donner un consentement \u00e9clair\u00e9. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent donc au Parlement d'\u00e9tablir une strat\u00e9gie nationale en mati\u00e8re de soins palliatifs. </p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/mark-warawa-2/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/mark-warawa/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4331/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822682",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Petitions",
                "fr": "P\u00e9titions"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Palliative Care",
                "fr": "Les soins palliatifs"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:05:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Kevin Lamoureux (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre des communes, Lib.)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235772\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235772\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je demande que toutes les questions restent au <em>Feuilleton</em>.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/kevin-lamoureux-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/kevin-lamoureux/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4032/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822326",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
                "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:10:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "The Speaker",
                "fr": "Le Pr\u00e9sident"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235773\" data-originallang=\"en\">Is that agreed?</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235773\" data-originallang=\"en\">D'accord?</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/the-speaker-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/geoff-regan/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1640/",
            "procedural": true,
            "source_id": "8822383",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
                "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:10:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Some hon. members",
                "fr": "Des voix"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235774\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Agreed.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235774\" data-originallang=\"en\"> D'accord.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/some-hon-members-1/",
            "politician_url": null,
            "politician_membership_url": null,
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "p4235774",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Routine Proceedings",
                "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
                "fr": "Questions au Feuilleton"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:10:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mrs. Kelly Block (Carlton Trail\u2014Eagle Creek, CPC)",
                "fr": "Mme Kelly Block (Carlton Trail\u2014Eagle Creek, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"4235775\"> moved: </p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235776\" data-originallang=\"en\"> That the House: (<em>a</em>) acknowledge the contribution Bombardier makes to the Canadian economy and the aerospace industry; (<em>b</em>) recognize that there is a market solution already available that could support Bombardier; (<em>c</em>) acknowledge that Bombardier has designed the quietest and best aircraft in its class that is well suited to urban airports like the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport; (<em>d</em>) recognize that the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is a major economic driver for the Greater Toronto Area that supports both business and leisure travel; (<em>e</em>) recognize that the expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport would allow airlines to purchase Bombardier aircraft; and (<em>f</em>) call on the government to reverse its decision on restricting the expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235777\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise this morning and speak to this motion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235778\" data-originallang=\"en\">Last November, just days after being appointed to his new role, the <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">Minister of Transport</a> took to Twitter to announce that he would block any future expansion of the Billy Bishop airport. In fewer than 140 characters, the <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">Minister of Transport</a> unilaterally blocked the right of the City of Toronto to hold consultations and decide whether to allow their local airport to expand and grow along with the city.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235779\" data-originallang=\"en\">In April 2014, Toronto City Council voted unanimously to adopt a city staff report that allowed the city, the Toronto port authority, and the federal government to negotiate conditions before proceeding with a proposal to add jet service and extend the runway at Billy Bishop airport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235780\" data-originallang=\"en\">Consequently, the City of Toronto ordered a full environmental assessment, an airport master plan, and a runway design plan, at an estimated cost of $4 million. All three studies were reportedly 90% complete and due for release shortly after the minister sent out his tweet, effectively removing them from the decision-making process on this issue. Even the <em>Toronto Star</em> called the minister's politically motivated decision to shut down discussion on the expansion of the airport before all the facts were in ill-advised.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235781\" data-originallang=\"en\"> For a government that obsesses about endless consultation on everything, the deliberate lack of consultation in this case is telling. When asked why the government acted with such haste to halt the proposed Billy Bishop airport expansion, the <a data-HoCid=\"214679\" href=\"/politicians/kate-young/\" title=\"Kate Young\">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport</a> noted that all three parties of a tripartite agreement must concur with any amendments for the agreement to be ratified. Having a veto over any amendment to an agreement does not mean that the government should use it without consulting with those most affected, in this case the City of Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235782\" data-originallang=\"en\">To date, I have not heard the minister state a single reason that falls under federal jurisdiction to oppose this project, whether it be safety for passengers or concerns about aircraft congestion in the GTA. I hope that over the course of this debate today, we will hear a sound rationale as to why this project should not go ahead.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235783\" data-originallang=\"en\">My concern is that the minister acted so quickly to oppose this development because he feared he would be hard pressed to explain why he opposed a position taken by the City of Toronto or the port authority once they had held their extensive consultations. We are having this debate today because I believe that the <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">Minister of Transport</a> clearly failed in his responsibilities when he neglected to consider the full range of the implications of his actions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235784\" data-originallang=\"en\">When it comes to economic growth and job creation, the federal government should act as an enabler, rather than an impediment, as it has done in this case. As a result, the federal government must now contemplate ways to support Bombardier that will cost taxpayers in the billions of dollars, while ignoring the private sector solution that will not cost the taxpayers anything.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235785\" data-originallang=\"en\">Here are the facts. A Canadian company has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 30 C Series aircraft from Bombardier, contingent on the airport expanding its facilities to accommodate it. The C Series aircraft has been described by the minister himself as best in class. I should note that the C Series is the best in its class because it is quieter than the Q400 turboprop aircraft, uses less fuel than any compatible aircraft, and has the lowest break-even load factor.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235786\" data-originallang=\"en\">People travelling to and from Toronto from underserved destinations, like Timmins, Thunder Bay, and Moncton, will benefit from flying in a state-of-the-art aircraft that burns less fuel and is therefore more environmentally sound and cost-effective to operate than those of its competitors. In addition, Bombardier gains a major client.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235787\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is a win-win for Canada. Yet, by blocking the potential expansion of the Toronto city airport, the minister is allowing Bombardier and its employees to be disappointed. They have designed a best-in-class aircraft that is ideally suited for operating out of this airport. Furthermore, he has reduced access to the thousands of businesses and business travellers who rely on the airport as a convenient, time-saving alternative to Pearson airport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235788\" data-originallang=\"en\"> In 2015, the Toronto island airport served 2.5 million passengers, making it the ninth-busiest airport in Canada and the sixth-busiest Canadian airport serving the United States. This airport is responsible for 6,500 jobs, $385 million in wages, and over $2 billion in economic output. It is also a major contributor of taxes to the City of Toronto and the federal government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235789\" data-originallang=\"en\">Just last week, the Billy Bishop airport was named the third-best airport in North America by the Airports Council International, considered to be the world's benchmark measure of airport excellence. This makes the minister's unilateral rejection of an expansion all the more stunning. If the minister had stated any evidence-based reason for his denial of a potential airport expansion, then the proponents of the airport expansion would have been in a position to address those concerns and perhaps alter their plans. His sudden refutation of this airport expansion leads me to wonder when the minister would ever consider reopening the tripartite agreement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235790\" data-originallang=\"en\">For example, what if his own department recommended to the Toronto port authority, the owner and operator of the airport, that the main runway be extended for the installation of a runway safety area. As the minister knows, the Transportation Safety Board includes the issue of landing accidents and runway overruns to its watch list of the transportation safety issues posing the greatest threat to Canadians, with the runway safety area identified as a key mitigating measure.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235791\" data-originallang=\"en\">Alternatively, would the minister consider reopening the tripartite agreement if his own department recommended, based on scientific evidence, that aircraft of any type would be able to take off and land more quietly if they could use a longer runway and therefore not have to accelerate as quickly?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235792\" data-originallang=\"en\">The tripartite agreement has been reopened twice before. In 1985, the agreement was opened to allow the de Havilland Dash 8 onto the list of aircraft allowed to use the airport. In 2003, the agreement was once again opened to expand the hours of operation of the airport and allow for the construction of a tunnel linking the airport to the city. Just yesterday, I had the opportunity to use that tunnel, and it was quite convenient to get to the airport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235793\" data-originallang=\"en\">These were both reasonable amendments that gave travellers greater access to a convenient travel option in Toronto. Innovation and the adoption of new technologies and practices drive Canada's economy, and government regulations should change to adapt along with new technologies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235794\" data-originallang=\"en\">When the tripartite agreement was first signed in 1983, the only aircraft allowed to land at Billy Bishop was the Dash 7 aircraft. This was a four-turboprop engine plane with a maximum speed of 450 kilometres per hour. The first Dash 8 added to the list of aircraft that could land at Billy Bishop, after the 1985 tripartite amendment, was designed for 38 passengers, was 73 feet long, and had a cruising speed of 500 kilometres per hour.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235795\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Q400 variant of the Dash 8 aircraft, which is commonly used at Billy Bishop today, seats 68. It is 107 feet long and has a cruising speed of 667 kilometres per hour. Amazingly, the sound profile of the Q400 aircraft is actually quieter than the Dash 8-100. Today, I believe we have reached a similar point where technological innovation in the aerospace sector is forcing a change in our laws, and government should be flexible enough to adapt.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235796\" data-originallang=\"en\">A decade ago, none of us could have imagined that a Canadian company would build a 100- to 150-seat aircraft that would be quieter than a Q400 turboprop, which was also an incredible achievement in its time. Two decades ago, none of us would have imagined that a turboprop would be able to carry nearly 70 passengers from Toronto to Winnipeg.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235797\" data-originallang=\"en\">I believe Canadians should be embracing the opportunity to utilize this new aircraft across Canada. Instead, with his purely political decision to overrule a process of study and consultation that the City of Toronto was on the verge of completing and to block the development of the Billy Bishop airport, the minister is hurting jobs and Canada's leadership in the aerospace sector.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235798\" data-originallang=\"en\">Today's motion calls upon the House to acknowledge the contribution Bombardier makes to the Canadian economy and the aerospace industry. It calls upon the House to recognize that there is a market solution already available that could support Bombardier and would not cost taxpayers any money. It calls upon the House to recognize that the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is a major economic driver for the greater Toronto area, which supports both business and leisure travel. It calls upon the House to recognize that the expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport would allow airlines to purchase Bombardier aircraft. Finally, it calls upon the government to reverse its decision on restricting the expansion of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235799\" data-originallang=\"en\">Support for the motion would send a clear signal that Canadians support entrepreneurialism and taking advantage of a made-in-Canada aircraft that will be able to better serve underserved communities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235800\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Billy Bishop airport is an asset that few major cities in the world can boast. It creates jobs and has become an important transportation asset for the GTA.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235801\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bombardier has designed an aircraft that is both best in its class and ideally suited for use in airports like Billy Bishop.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235802\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is my hope that all members will see that there is the potential for an incredible synergy here that would help create jobs in Toronto, at Bombardier in Montreal, and at every destination that is served from this airport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235803\" data-originallang=\"en\">All of us were elected to look at issues through a national lens. The future of Bombardier and the Billy Bishop airport will have national repercussions, and members of Parliament should consider this a national issue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235804\" data-originallang=\"en\">I also hope all members in this place believe that, when the private sector is ready and willing to step up and support Canada's aerospace champion, this is a preferable solution to one that has the Canadian taxpayers, who are already seeing over $30 billion in new deficit spending this year, having to do so.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235805\" data-originallang=\"en\">The <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> has called the C Series a superlative product and an extraordinary plane, and just last week he asked the $1.3-billion question, \u201c...how do we make sure that airplane is a success and how are we making sure it is a Canadian success story?\u201d</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235806\" data-originallang=\"en\"> One way to ensure that the C Series is a Canadian success story is by staying out of the way of Canadian firms wanting to purchase the aircraft. By voting in favour of today's motion, the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> can restart the process of supporting the City of Toronto, the Toronto island airport, Bombardier, and the C Series aircraft program, without asking Canadian taxpayers to foot the bill.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235807\" data-originallang=\"en\">In closing, I will end where I started. I recognize that there are those who will ask why a member from Saskatchewan cares about the Toronto island airport and Bombardier, a company based in Montreal. My answer is quite simple. As the critic appointed to hold the <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">Minister of Transport</a> to account for decisions that just do not make sense\u2014the decision to exercise a veto to block this expansion at the eleventh hour of the process undertaken by the City of Toronto\u2014deserves to be challenged.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235808\" data-originallang=\"en\">The debate today will scrutinize the decision on a number of fronts. First and foremost, we need to ensure that decisions are evidence-based and that jurisdictions are respected.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235809\" data-originallang=\"en\">On that note, I ask all members in this House to support the motion.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235775\" data-originallang=\"en\"> propose:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235776\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Que la Chambre: <em>a</em>) reconnaisse que Bombardier contribue \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9conomie canadienne et \u00e0 l\u2019industrie de l\u2019a\u00e9rospatial; <em>b</em>) reconnaisse que le march\u00e9 offre d\u00e9j\u00e0 une solution susceptible d\u2019aider Bombardier; <em>c</em>) reconnaisse que Bombardier a con\u00e7u l\u2019a\u00e9ronef le plus silencieux et le plus perfectionn\u00e9 de sa cat\u00e9gorie, parfaitement adapt\u00e9 aux a\u00e9roports urbains tels que l\u2019a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto; <em>d</em>) reconnaisse que l\u2019a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto est un moteur \u00e9conomique important de la r\u00e9gion du Grand Toronto qui facilite les voyages d\u2019affaires et d\u2019agr\u00e9ment; <em>e</em>) reconnaisse que le projet d\u2019expansion de l\u2019a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto permettrait aux compagnies a\u00e9riennes de faire l\u2019acquisition d\u2019a\u00e9ronefs de Bombardier; <em>f</em>) exhorte le gouvernement \u00e0 annuler sa d\u00e9cision de limiter le projet d\u2019expansion de l\u2019a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235777\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u2014 Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis tr\u00e8s heureuse de prendre la parole ce matin \u00e0 propos de la motion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235778\" data-originallang=\"en\">En novembre dernier, seulement quelques jours apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9, le <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">ministre des Transports</a> a annonc\u00e9 sur Twitter qu'il s'opposerait \u00e0 tout projet d'expansion de l'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop. En moins de 140 caract\u00e8res, le <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">ministre des Transports</a> a unilat\u00e9ralement priv\u00e9 la Ville de Toronto de son droit de tenir des consultations et de d\u00e9cider si elle accepte ou non que l'a\u00e9roport local soit agrandi et puisse cro\u00eetre au m\u00eame rythme que la ville.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235779\" data-originallang=\"en\">En avril 2014, le conseil municipal de Toronto a adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 l'unanimit\u00e9 un rapport produit par des employ\u00e9s municipaux qui autorisait la Ville, l'Administration portuaire de Toronto et le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral \u00e0 n\u00e9gocier des conditions avant de mettre en oeuvre le projet consistant \u00e0 offrir un service d'avions \u00e0 r\u00e9action \u00e0 l'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop et \u00e0 allonger la piste d'atterrissage.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235780\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par cons\u00e9quent, la Ville de Toronto a ordonn\u00e9 que l'on effectue une \u00e9valuation environnementale compl\u00e8te et que l'on \u00e9labore un plan directeur pour l'a\u00e9roport ainsi qu'un plan d'am\u00e9nagement de la piste d'atterrissage, pour un co\u00fbt approximatif de 4 millions de dollars. Il semblerait que les trois \u00e9tudes \u00e9taient termin\u00e9es \u00e0 90 % et devaient \u00eatre publi\u00e9es peu apr\u00e8s que le ministre a publi\u00e9 son gazouillis et emp\u00each\u00e9 ainsi les int\u00e9ress\u00e9s de prendre part au processus d\u00e9cisionnel. M\u00eame le <em>Toronto Star</em> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que la d\u00e9cision politique du ministre, qui a choisi de mettre fin aux discussions relatives \u00e0 l'expansion de l'a\u00e9roport avant de conna\u00eetre tous les faits, \u00e9tait mal avis\u00e9e.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235781\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour un gouvernement obs\u00e9d\u00e9 par les consultations sans fin sur \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s tout, l'absence intentionnelle de consultation dans ce cas-ci est r\u00e9v\u00e9latrice. \u00c0 la question de savoir pourquoi le gouvernement a agi avec autant d'empressement pour interrompre l'agrandissement propos\u00e9 de l'a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop, la <a data-HoCid=\"214679\" href=\"/politicians/kate-young/\" title=\"Kate Young\">secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du ministre des Transports</a> a soulign\u00e9 que les trois parties d'une entente tripartite doivent \u00eatre d'accord avec toute modification pour que l'entente soit ratifi\u00e9e. Le fait que le gouvernement a un droit de veto sur toute modification pouvant \u00eatre apport\u00e9e \u00e0 une entente ne signifie pas qu'il devrait y avoir recours sans d'abord consulter les parties les plus touch\u00e9es, c'est-\u00e0-dire la Ville de Toronto dans ce cas-ci.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235782\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, le ministre n'a donn\u00e9 aucune raison qui serait li\u00e9e \u00e0 une comp\u00e9tence f\u00e9d\u00e9rale et pour laquelle il s'opposerait au projet, qu'il s'agisse de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des passagers ou de pr\u00e9occupations au sujet de la congestion de la circulation a\u00e9rienne dans la r\u00e9gion du Grand Toronto. J'esp\u00e8re qu'au cours du d\u00e9bat d'aujourd'hui, nous entendrons des motifs convaincants justifiant de ne pas donner suite au projet.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235783\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ce qui m'inqui\u00e8te, c'est que le ministre se soit empress\u00e9 de s'opposer \u00e0 l'agrandissement parce qu'il craignait d'avoir du mal \u00e0 expliquer pourquoi il s'opposerait \u00e0 une position adopt\u00e9e par la Ville de Toronto ou l'administration portuaire apr\u00e8s que celles-ci auront tenu leurs consultations exhaustives. Je crois que nous tenons ce d\u00e9bat aujourd'hui parce que le <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">ministre des Transports</a> a manifestement manqu\u00e9 \u00e0 ses responsabilit\u00e9s en omettant de tenir compte de l'ensemble des r\u00e9percussions de ses actes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235784\" data-originallang=\"en\">En ce qui concerne la croissance \u00e9conomique et la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral devrait \u00eatre un catalyseur et non un obstacle, comme il l'a \u00e9t\u00e9 dans cette affaire. En cons\u00e9quence, le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral doit maintenant envisager des fa\u00e7ons d'aider Bombardier, et ces fa\u00e7ons co\u00fbteront des milliards de dollars aux contribuables, alors qu'il aurait pu adopter une solution provenant du secteur priv\u00e9 qui n'aurait rien co\u00fbt\u00e9 aux contribuables.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235785\" data-originallang=\"en\">Voici les faits. Une entreprise canadienne a sign\u00e9 une lettre d'intention pour acheter jusqu'\u00e0 30 avions C Series de Bombardier, sous r\u00e9serve que l'a\u00e9roport agrandisse ses installations pour pouvoir accueillir ces avions. Le ministre lui-m\u00eame a d\u00e9crit l'avion C Series comme \u00e9tant le meilleur dans sa cat\u00e9gorie. Je signale que l'avion C Series est le meilleur dans sa cat\u00e9gorie parce qu'il est moins bruyant que l'avion \u00e0 turbopropulseurs Q400, parce qu'il utilise moins de carburant que tout autre avion similaire et parce qu'il a le plus faible facteur de charge de rentabilit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235786\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les gens qui voyagent entre Toronto et des endroits mal desservis tels que Timmins, Thunder Bay et Moncton b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieront de d\u00e9placements \u00e0 bord d'un appareil \u00e0 la fine pointe de la technologie qui consomme moins de carburant et dont l'exploitation est donc plus \u00e9cologique et plus \u00e9conomique que celle de ses comp\u00e9titeurs. De surcro\u00eet, Bombardier obtient un client majeur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235787\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est un projet doublement gagnant pour le Canada. Pourtant, en bloquant l'expansion potentielle de l'a\u00e9roport de la ville de Toronto, le ministre d\u00e9\u00e7oit les espoirs de Bombardier et de ses employ\u00e9s, eux qui ont con\u00e7u le meilleur avion de sa cat\u00e9gorie, un appareil id\u00e9al pour ce type d'a\u00e9roport. De plus, il a r\u00e9duit l'acc\u00e8s de milliers d'entreprises et de voyageurs d'affaires qui comptent sur l'a\u00e9roport comme alternative pratique permettant de gagner du temps par rapport \u00e0 l'a\u00e9roport Pearson.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235788\" data-originallang=\"en\">En 2015, 2,5 millions de passagers sont pass\u00e9s par l'a\u00e9roport de l'\u00eele de Toronto, ce qui en fait le neuvi\u00e8me a\u00e9roport au Canada en mati\u00e8re d'achalandage et le sixi\u00e8me a\u00e9roport canadien \u00e0 desservir les \u00c9tats-Unis. En outre, l'a\u00e9roport est responsable de 6 500 emplois, de 385 millions de dollars en r\u00e9mun\u00e9ration, et de plus de 2 milliards de dollars de retomb\u00e9es \u00e9conomiques. Il s'agit \u00e9galement d'un contributeur majeur d'imp\u00f4ts pour la Ville de Toronto et le gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235789\" data-originallang=\"en\">La semaine derni\u00e8re, l'a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop a \u00e9t\u00e9 class\u00e9 au troisi\u00e8me rang des meilleurs a\u00e9roports de l'Am\u00e9rique du Nord par le Conseil international des a\u00e9roports, consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme la r\u00e9f\u00e9rence mondiale en mati\u00e8re d'excellence a\u00e9roportuaire. Voil\u00e0 qui rend d'autant plus \u00e9tonnant le rejet unilat\u00e9ral d'une expansion par le ministre. Si le ministre avait cit\u00e9 la moindre raison fond\u00e9e sur des donn\u00e9es probantes pour justifier son rejet d'une expansion potentielle de l'a\u00e9roport, alors les d\u00e9fenseurs de l'expansion auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure de rem\u00e9dier \u00e0 ces pr\u00e9occupations, voire de modifier leurs plans. Son rejet soudain de l'expansion de l'a\u00e9roport m'am\u00e8ne \u00e0 me demander si le ministre consid\u00e9rera un jour rouvrir l'entente tripartite.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235790\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par exemple, qu'arriverait-il si son propre minist\u00e8re recommandait \u00e0 l'Administration portuaire de Toronto, le propri\u00e9taire exploitant de l'a\u00e9roport, de prolonger la piste principale pour permettre l'am\u00e9nagement d'une aire de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de piste? Comme le sait le ministre, le Bureau de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des transports inclut la question des accidents \u00e0 l'atterrissage et des sorties de piste \u00e0 sa liste de surveillance des questions li\u00e9es \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des transports repr\u00e9sentant le plus grand danger pour les Canadiens, l'aire de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de piste \u00e9tant nomm\u00e9e comme mesure cl\u00e9 d'att\u00e9nuation des risques.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235791\" data-originallang=\"en\">Par ailleurs, le ministre envisagerait-il de rouvrir l'entente tripartite si le minist\u00e8re le recommandait, \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re de preuves scientifiques montrant que tous les types d'a\u00e9ronefs pourraient atterrir et d\u00e9coller moins bruyamment s'ils pouvaient utiliser une piste plus longue et, partant, s'ils n'avaient pas \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer aussi rapidement? </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235792\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'entente tripartite a d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 rouverte \u00e0 deux reprises: en 1985, pour permettre que l'appareil Dash 8 de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de Havilland figure sur la liste des a\u00e9ronefs autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 utiliser l'a\u00e9roport, et en 2003, pour prolonger les heures d'activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l'a\u00e9roport et permettre la construction d'un tunnel reliant l'a\u00e9roport \u00e0 la ville. Pas plus tard qu'hier, j'ai eu l'occasion d'emprunter ce tunnel qui j'ai trouv\u00e9 tr\u00e8s pratique pour me rendre \u00e0 l'a\u00e9roport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235793\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ces deux modifications ont donn\u00e9 aux voyageurs la possibilit\u00e9 de mieux se pr\u00e9valoir d'une option pratique pour partir de Toronto ou y arriver. L'innovation et l'adoption de nouvelles technologies et pratiques stimulent l'\u00e9conomie canadienne et le gouvernement devrait adapter la r\u00e9glementation en fonction de cette nouvelle r\u00e9alit\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235794\" data-originallang=\"en\">Aux termes de l'entente tripartite d'origine sign\u00e9e en 1983, seul le Dash 7 \u00e9tait autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 atterrir \u00e0 l'a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop. Cet appareil \u00e0 quatre turbopropulseurs pouvait atteindre une vitesse maximale de 450 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l'heure. Puis, apr\u00e8s la modification de l'entente en 1985, le premier Dash 8 ajout\u00e9 \u00e0 la liste des appareils pouvant atterrir \u00e0 Billy Bishop mesurait 73 pieds de longueur et il pouvait transporter 38 passagers \u00e0 une vitesse de croisi\u00e8re de 500 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l'heure.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235795\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'appareil Q400 de type Dash 8, couramment utilis\u00e9 \u00e0 l'a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop aujourd'hui, peut accueillir 68 passagers. Il mesure 107 pieds de longueur et sa vitesse de croisi\u00e8re est de 667 kilom\u00e8tres \u00e0 l'heure. \u00c9tonnamment, le Q400 est moins bruyant que le Dash 8-100. Aujourd'hui, je crois que nous sommes arriv\u00e9s au point o\u00f9 l'innovation technologique dans le secteur a\u00e9rospatial exige la modification de la l\u00e9gislation et le gouvernement devrait faire preuve de la souplesse n\u00e9cessaire pour s'adapter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235796\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il y a une d\u00e9cennie, personne n'aurait pu imaginer qu'une entreprise canadienne construirait un appareil pouvant accueillir entre 100 et 150 passagers, qui serait moins bruyant que le Q400 \u00e0 turbopropulseur. \u00c0 l'\u00e9poque, le Q400 a marqu\u00e9 une avanc\u00e9e incroyable. Il y a deux d\u00e9cennies, personne n'aurait pu imaginer qu'un avion \u00e0 turbopropulseurs pourrait transporter pr\u00e8s de 70 passagers de Toronto \u00e0 Winnipeg.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235797\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'estime que les Canadiens devraient se r\u00e9jouir de la possibilit\u00e9 d'utiliser ce nouvel appareil au Canada. En d\u00e9cidant, pour un motif purement politique, d'invalider l'\u00e9tude et les consultations que la Ville de Toronto \u00e9tait sur le point de terminer, et d'emp\u00eacher l'expansion de l'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop, le ministre nuit \u00e0 la situation de l'emploi et emp\u00eache le Canada de faire preuve de leadership dans l'industrie a\u00e9rospatiale.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235798\" data-originallang=\"en\">La motion d'aujourd'hui demande \u00e0 la Chambre de reconna\u00eetre que Bombardier contribue \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9conomie canadienne et \u00e0 l\u2019industrie a\u00e9rospatiale, que le march\u00e9 offre d\u00e9j\u00e0 une solution susceptible d\u2019aider Bombardier qui ne co\u00fbterait rien aux contribuables, que l\u2019A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto est un moteur \u00e9conomique important de la r\u00e9gion du Grand Toronto qui facilite les voyages d\u2019affaires et d\u2019agr\u00e9ment, et que le projet d\u2019expansion de l\u2019A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto permettrait aux compagnies a\u00e9riennes de faire l\u2019acquisition d\u2019a\u00e9ronefs de Bombardier. Elle r\u00e9clame enfin du gouvernement qu'il annule sa d\u00e9cision de limiter le projet d\u2019expansion de l\u2019A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235799\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si la Chambre appuyait la motion, elle ferait clairement comprendre que les Canadiens sont favorables \u00e0 l'esprit d'entreprise et qu'ils veulent pouvoir profiter d'un appareil purement canadien qui permettrait d'am\u00e9liorer les services offerts aux localit\u00e9s mal desservies.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235800\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop est une ressource que peu de grandes villes du monde peuvent se vanter de poss\u00e9der. Il cr\u00e9e des emplois et il constitue un atout important pour le Grand Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235801\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Bombardier a con\u00e7u l'a\u00e9ronef le plus perfectionn\u00e9 de sa cat\u00e9gorie, parfaitement adapt\u00e9 aux a\u00e9roports tels que l\u2019A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235802\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'esp\u00e8re que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s verront qu'il existe un potentiel de synergie extraordinaire qui contribuerait \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des emplois \u00e0 Toronto, chez Bombardier \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al et \u00e0 tous les endroits desservis par cet a\u00e9roport.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235803\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons tous \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lus pour analyser les questions sous un angle national. L'avenir de Bombardier et de l'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop aura des retomb\u00e9es \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle nationale, et les d\u00e9put\u00e9s devraient consid\u00e9rer cette question comme une question nationale.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235804\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'esp\u00e8re aussi que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s sont d'avis que, lorsque le secteur priv\u00e9 est pr\u00eat \u00e0 intervenir pour soutenir le champion canadien de l'industrie a\u00e9rospatiale, c'est une solution pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable \u00e0 celle voulant que les contribuables canadiens, qui s'attendent d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 un d\u00e9ficit de plus de 30 milliards de dollars cette ann\u00e9e, aient \u00e0 le faire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235805\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> a d\u00e9j\u00e0 qualifi\u00e9 la C Series de produit qui attire les superlatifs et d'avion extraordinaire et, pas plus tard que la semaine derni\u00e8re, il a pos\u00e9 la question \u00e0 1,3 milliard de dollars: \u00ab [...] comment nous assurons-nous que ce soit une r\u00e9ussite et que ce soit une r\u00e9ussite canadienne? \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235806\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'un des moyens de contribuer \u00e0 la r\u00e9ussite canadienne de la C Series consiste \u00e0 ne pas nuire aux soci\u00e9t\u00e9s canadiennes qui souhaitent acqu\u00e9rir cet appareil. En appuyant la motion d'aujourd'hui, le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> pourrait recommencer \u00e0 appuyer la Ville de Toronto, l'A\u00e9roport de l'\u00eele de Toronto, Bombardier et le programme des a\u00e9ronefs C Series, et ce, sans demander aux contribuables canadiens de payer la note.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235807\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour conclure, je vais terminer l\u00e0 o\u00f9 j'ai commenc\u00e9. Je comprends que certains se demanderont pourquoi une d\u00e9put\u00e9e de la Saskatchewan se soucie de l'A\u00e9roport de l'\u00eele de Toronto et de Bombardier, une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 situ\u00e9e \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al. La r\u00e9ponse est tr\u00e8s simple. Je suis la porte-parole charg\u00e9e de demander au <a data-HoCid=\"214333\" href=\"/politicians/marc-garneau/\" title=\"Marc Garneau\">ministre des Transports</a> de rendre des comptes quand des d\u00e9cisions insens\u00e9es sont prises. \u00c0 ce titre, il convient de contester la d\u00e9cision d'exercer un droit de veto pour bloquer \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re minute ce projet d'agrandissement amorc\u00e9 par la Ville de Toronto.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235808\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9bat d'aujourd'hui permettra d'examiner minutieusement cette d\u00e9cision \u00e0 bien des \u00e9gards. D'abord et avant tout, il faut veiller \u00e0 ce que les d\u00e9cisions soient fond\u00e9es sur des donn\u00e9es probantes et respectent les domaines de comp\u00e9tence.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235809\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cela dit, je demande \u00e0 tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de la Chambre d'appuyer la motion.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/kelly-block-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/kelly-block/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4339/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822340",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:25:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Adam Vaughan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs), Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Adam Vaughan (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du premier ministre (Affaires intergouvernementales), Lib.)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235810\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am curious as to whether the member opposite has read any of the 25 reports that have been tabled with the City of Toronto, which include reports from the Board of Health, the executive committee of the planning department, as well as the economic development committee. I am curious whether the member opposite has talked to any of the residents, businesses, or stakeholders on the waterfront, including whether or not she has met with Mr. Deluce or Porter Airlines.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235811\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I am curious whether or not she is aware that the cost of doing this project has been estimated at close to $1.6 billion, of which there is no source of funding. This would include the cost of filling half a kilometre of Lake Ontario and paving it over for the extension of the runway; the cost of a 20-foot wall that would run the entire length of the runway from Bay Street to Dufferin Street, which is almost a mile in length across the waterfront; the fact that the reconfiguration of this airport would require fitting an airport the size of the Ottawa International Airport into one-seventh of its mass, again with no funding source at all to pay for the land site improvements that would be required to move 4.3 million passengers; and it would also require additional dollars to be paid through an airport levy tax to do the lakefront.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235812\" data-originallang=\"en\">I wonder if the member has read any of those 25 reports and whether she has consulted with any of the stakeholders on the waterfront besides Mr. Deluce.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235810\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis curieux de savoir si la d\u00e9put\u00e9e d'en face a pris connaissance des 25 rapports d\u00e9pos\u00e9s aupr\u00e8s de la Ville de Toronto, notamment ceux pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s par le Conseil de la sant\u00e9, le comit\u00e9 ex\u00e9cutif du Service de planification ainsi que le comit\u00e9 du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique. J'aimerais savoir si la d\u00e9put\u00e9e d'en face a parl\u00e9 avec des habitants, des propri\u00e9taires d'entreprise ou des intervenants de la zone riveraine, et si elle a rencontr\u00e9 M. Deluce ou un autre repr\u00e9sentant de Porter Airlines.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235811\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je me demande si la d\u00e9put\u00e9e d'en face sait que le co\u00fbt de ce projet est \u00e9valu\u00e9 \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 1,6 milliard de dollars et qu'il n'y a aucune source de financement. Ce chiffre comprend ce qu'il en co\u00fbterait pour combler le lac Ontario sur une distance d'un demi-kilom\u00e8tre et asphalter l'espace n\u00e9cessaire pour allonger la piste d'atterrissage ainsi que le co\u00fbt d'un mur de 20 pieds de hauteur qui borderait la piste d'atterrissage dans son entier, de la rue Bay \u00e0 la rue Dufferin \u2014 une distance de presque un mille \u2014, le long du rivage. De surcro\u00eet, le r\u00e9am\u00e9nagement de cet a\u00e9roport n\u00e9cessiterait que l'on fasse entrer un a\u00e9roport de la taille de celui de l'A\u00e9roport international d'Ottawa dans un septi\u00e8me de sa superficie, toujours sans aucune source de financement pour payer les am\u00e9liorations qu'il faudra apporter au site pour permettre la circulation de 4,3 millions de passagers. Et n'oublions pas l'argent additionnel qu'il faudra d\u00e9bourser sous forme de taxe a\u00e9roportuaire pour l'am\u00e9nagement des berges du lac.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235812\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je me demande si la d\u00e9put\u00e9e a lu un seul des 25 rapports et si elle a consult\u00e9 une seule des parties int\u00e9ress\u00e9es de la zone riveraine \u00e0 part M. Deluce.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/adam-vaughan-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/adam-vaughan/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4283/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822444",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:25:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mrs. Kelly Block",
                "fr": "Mme Kelly Block"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235813\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that the member has been a vocal opponent of the airport expansion for any purpose. Since Porter began growing its operations out of the airport, the member has been the main anti-airport development force in the Liberal caucus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235814\" data-originallang=\"en\">What I do have in front of me is a letter that was written by the City of Toronto stating:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235815\" data-originallang=\"en\"> It is the City's expectation that the studies being undertaking by PortsToronto will address the conditions adopted by City Council, including the caps and phasing framework. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235816\" data-originallang=\"en\">Therefore, we absolutely know that the City of Toronto was in support of studying the expansion of the Toronto island airport. That is why I am speaking today. That process needs to be respected and supported, and it is up to the City of Toronto to decide whether the expansion should go ahead.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235813\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, tout le monde sait que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 est farouchement oppos\u00e9 \u00e0 tout projet d'agrandissement de l'a\u00e9roport, quelle qu'en soit la raison. Depuis que Porter a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9tendre ses activit\u00e9s \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur de l'a\u00e9roport, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 le principal instigateur de l'opposition au d\u00e9veloppement de l'a\u00e9roport au sein du caucus lib\u00e9ral.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235814\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai devant moi une lettre de la Ville de Toronto, qui dit:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235815\" data-originallang=\"en\"> La Ville s'attend \u00e0 ce que les \u00e9tudes amorc\u00e9es par PortsToronto tiennent compte des conditions adopt\u00e9es par le conseil municipal, dont les plafonds et le cadre de mise en oeuvre progressive. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"4235816\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons donc sans le moindre doute que la Ville de Toronto appuyait l'\u00e9tude de l'agrandissement de l'A\u00e9roport de l\u2019\u00eele de Toronto. Voil\u00e0 pourquoi j'interviens. Le processus doit \u00eatre respect\u00e9 et appuy\u00e9; c'est \u00e0 la Ville de Toronto de d\u00e9cider si elle donne le feu vert \u00e0 l'agrandissement.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/kelly-block-2/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/kelly-block/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4339/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822452",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
            },
            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:25:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster\u2014Burnaby, NDP)",
                "fr": "M. Peter Julian (New Westminster\u2014Burnaby, NPD)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235817\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her speech. I always enjoy hearing her speak in the House of Commons.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235818\" data-originallang=\"en\">I find it passing strange that the Conservatives would put forward a motion without having consulted the residents of Toronto in any way. When we compare it to the performance of the Liberal government taking decisions around the Toronto harbour out of the hands of the residents of Toronto and putting them with the Toronto port authority, we have seen in both of the old parties a lack of respect for the residents of Toronto that is quite palpable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235819\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to come to the issue of the aerospace industry because in my area, the lower mainland of British Columbia, we hemorrhaged out hundreds of aerospace jobs because the former Conservative government was simply not willing to do anything to protect the jobs that should have been protected under the Air Canada act. At the same time, as the Speaker would know, we have lost half a million manufacturing jobs under the Conservatives, not just in aerospace but in every single manufacturing sector and right across the country from British Columbia right through to Atlantic Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235820\" data-originallang=\"en\">My question for the member is quite simple. What lessons have the Conservatives learned from their appalling performance on manufacturing and the aerospace industries when they were in power in Canada?</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235817\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de son discours. Je suis toujours heureux de l'entendre s'exprimer \u00e0 la Chambre des communes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235818\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il me semble passablement \u00e9trange que les conservateurs nous pr\u00e9sentent une motion sans avoir consult\u00e9 les Torontois de quelque fa\u00e7on que ce soit. Le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral a eu un comportement semblable lorsqu'il a enlev\u00e9 aux Torontois le pouvoir d\u00e9cisionnel concernant le port de Toronto pour r\u00e9server ce pouvoir \u00e0 l'Administration portuaire de Toronto. On peut voir que les deux vieux partis manquent nettement de respect envers les Torontois.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235819\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je veux parler de l'a\u00e9rospatiale parce que, dans ma r\u00e9gion, la vall\u00e9e du bas Fraser, en Colombie-Britannique, nous avons subi une h\u00e9morragie. Nous avons perdu des centaines d'emplois dans l'a\u00e9rospatiale parce que l'ancien gouvernement conservateur n'a tout simplement pas voulu faire quoi que ce soit pour prot\u00e9ger les emplois qui auraient d\u00fb \u00eatre maintenus en vertu de la Loi sur Air Canada. En outre, comme le Pr\u00e9sident le sait, le Canada a perdu un demi-million d'emplois dans le secteur de la fabrication pendant que les conservateurs \u00e9taient au pouvoir, non seulement dans l'a\u00e9rospatiale, mais aussi dans toutes les autres industries de la fabrication, sur tout le territoire, de la Colombie-Britannique \u00e0 la r\u00e9gion de l'Atlantique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235820\" data-originallang=\"en\">La question que je pose \u00e0 la d\u00e9put\u00e9e est assez simple. Quelles le\u00e7ons les conservateurs ont-ils tir\u00e9es des r\u00e9sultats d\u00e9sastreux qu'ils ont obtenus pendant qu'ils \u00e9taient au pouvoir, dans l'a\u00e9rospatiale et dans le reste du secteur de la fabrication?</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/peter-julian-1/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/peter-julian/",
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            "source_id": "8822465",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
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                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
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                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
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        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:30:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mrs. Kelly Block",
                "fr": "Mme Kelly Block"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235821\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, obviously today's motion is about the expansion of the Billy Bishop airport and supporting the City of Toronto when it unanimously voted to adopt a city staff report that would allow the city, the Toronto port authority, and the federal government to negotiate conditions for proceeding with Porter's proposal to add jet service and extend the runway of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Consequently, it ordered a full environmental assessment, an airport master plan, and a runway design plan at an estimated cost of $4 million. It had made a list of 25 issues that it feels must be addressed prior to giving its approval for an airport extension and has had ongoing discussions with the Toronto port authority about these concerns.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235822\" data-originallang=\"en\">Again, this is about allowing a process to continue and allowing the City of Toronto to decide.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235821\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la motion d'aujourd'hui porte \u00e9videmment sur le projet d\u2019expansion de l\u2019A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop et vise \u00e0 aider la Ville de Toronto, dont le conseil municipal a adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 l'unanimit\u00e9 un rapport qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9par\u00e9 par les fonctionnaires municipaux et qui recommande \u00e0 la ville, \u00e0 l'Administration portuaire de Toronto et au gouvernement f\u00e9d\u00e9ral de n\u00e9gocier un accord qui permettrait de r\u00e9aliser le projet de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Porter d'ajouter un service d'avion \u00e0 r\u00e9action et de rallonger la piste d'atterrissage de l'a\u00e9roport Billy Bishop de Toronto. Par cons\u00e9quent, la Ville a command\u00e9, \u00e0 un co\u00fbt estimatif de 4 millions de dollars, une \u00e9valuation environnementale compl\u00e8te, un plan directeur pour l'a\u00e9roport et un plan d'am\u00e9nagement de la piste d'atterrissage. Les autorit\u00e9s municipales avaient dress\u00e9 une liste de 25 probl\u00e8mes qui lui semblaient devoir \u00eatre r\u00e9solus avant qu'elles puissent autoriser l'expansion de l'a\u00e9roport. Elles poursuivaient les discussions avec l'Administration portuaire de Toronto au sujet de ces probl\u00e8mes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235822\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je le r\u00e9p\u00e8te, il s'agit de permettre \u00e0 la Ville de Toronto de poursuivre sa d\u00e9marche et de la laisser prendre la d\u00e9cision.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/kelly-block-3/",
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            "source_id": "8822474",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
            },
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                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
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            "document_url": "/debates/2016/3/8/"
        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:30:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Ms. Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia\u2014Lambton, CPC)",
                "fr": "Mme Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia\u2014Lambton, PCC)"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235823\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member for a wonderful and fact-based speech.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235824\" data-originallang=\"en\">I have heard that the current government is considering giving multibillion-dollar bailouts to Bombardier to keep it from filing for bankruptcy and from losing 2,600 jobs in Quebec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235825\" data-originallang=\"en\">Could the member reiterate the economic benefits with respect to jobs and GDP that would result from the Billy Bishop expansion?</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235823\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je f\u00e9licite la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de son excellent discours fond\u00e9 sur des faits.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235824\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai entendu dire que le gouvernement actuel envisage de verser \u00e0 Bombardier des milliards de dollars pour l'emp\u00eacher de d\u00e9clarer faillite et de supprimer 2 600 emplois au Qu\u00e9bec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235825\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9put\u00e9e pourrait-elle nous rappeler les avantages \u00e9conomiques qui d\u00e9couleraient de l'expansion de l'A\u00e9roport Billy Bishop sur le plan des emplois et du PIB?</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/marilyn-gladu-2/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/marilyn-gladu/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4197/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822485",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
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            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
            },
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        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:30:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mrs. Kelly Block",
                "fr": "Mme Kelly Block"
            },
            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235826\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for that question and for the very important work that she does as a member of Parliament representing a riding in Ontario.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235827\" data-originallang=\"en\">We know that this motion is about the economy and jobs. We know that there are jobs to be created at Bombardier if it can sell the aircraft that it has produced. We know that there are jobs to be created at airports if they can expand and continue serving Canadians. This is a win-win scenario for Canada. It is a win for the aerospace industry and it is a win for the city of Toronto and the Toronto island airport.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235826\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de cette question et du travail tr\u00e8s important qu'elle accomplit en tant que d\u00e9put\u00e9e repr\u00e9sentant une circonscription de l'Ontario. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235827\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que la motion porte sur l'\u00e9conomie et l'emploi. Nous savons que Bombardier cr\u00e9era des emplois si l'entreprise r\u00e9ussit \u00e0 vendre l'avion qu'elle a con\u00e7u. Nous savons que les a\u00e9roports cr\u00e9eront des emplois s'ils peuvent prendre de l'expansion pour continuer \u00e0 servir les Canadiens. C'est une solution avantageuse sur tous les plans pour le Canada. Elle est avantageuse pour l'industrie a\u00e9rospatiale, et elle l'est aussi pour la Ville de Toronto et l'A\u00e9roport de l'\u00eele de Toronto.</p>"
            },
            "url": "/debates/2016/3/8/kelly-block-4/",
            "politician_url": "/politicians/kelly-block/",
            "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4339/",
            "procedural": false,
            "source_id": "8822494",
            "h1": {
                "en": "Government Orders",
                "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
            },
            "h2": {
                "en": "Business of Supply",
                "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
            },
            "h3": {
                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
                "fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Le transport a\u00e9rien"
            },
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        },
        {
            "time": "2016-03-08 10:30:00",
            "attribution": {
                "en": "Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)",
                "fr": "M. Kevin Lamoureux (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre des communes, Lib.)"
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            "content": {
                "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235828\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I thought the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs raised a valid point when he talked about the numerous reports related to the potential expansion. It seems to me that the Conservative Party has not done its homework. That is really apparent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235829\" data-originallang=\"en\">My question is to follow up on what the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs asked. Can the member assure the House that she has actually worked with the different stakeholders surrounding the airport in question? If so, could she share with us some of their thoughts on the issue? In listening to her speech, it seems to me that the Conservatives might have been premature at the very least, and unfortunately it sounds as though they just have not done their homework on that project.</p>",
                "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4235828\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du premier ministre pour les Affaires intergouvernementales a soulev\u00e9 un point valable lorsqu'il a parl\u00e9 des nombreux rapports li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'\u00e9ventuelle expansion. Il me semble que le Parti conservateur n'a pas fait ses devoirs. C'est tr\u00e8s \u00e9vident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4235829\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vais reprendre la question qu'a pos\u00e9e le secr\u00e9taire parlementaire du premier ministre pour les Affaires intergouvernementales. La d\u00e9put\u00e9e peut-elle assurer \u00e0 la Chambre qu'elle a effectivement collabor\u00e9 avec les parties int\u00e9ress\u00e9es \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de l'a\u00e9roport en cause? Dans l'affirmative, pourrait-elle nous faire part de leurs points de vue sur la question? Il me semble, \u00e0 \u00e9couter le discours de la d\u00e9put\u00e9e, que la prise de position des conservateurs \u00e9tait \u00e0 tout le moins pr\u00e9matur\u00e9e et, malheureusement, on a l'impression qu'ils n'ont tout simplement pas fait leurs devoirs en ce qui concerne ce projet.</p>"
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                "en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Air Transportation",
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