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"time": "2017-10-19 10:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Matt DeCourcey (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Matt DeCourcey (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, Lib.)"
},
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the <a data-HoCid=\"229209\" href=\"/politicians/chrystia-freeland/\" title=\"Chrystia Freeland\">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a>, and pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the following treaties: the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, composed of the amendments, adding chapter XIV to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization on November 21, 2014, and the amendments to annexes I, II, IV, and V of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization on May 15, 2015; the amendments to Annex I of the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on October 19, 2005, a treaty of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization done at Paris on October 19, 2005, the convention entered into force for Canada on February 1, 2007; and the agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Argentine Republic on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters done at Buenos Aires on May 15, 2017.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064566\" data-originallang=\"en\">An explanatory memorandum is included with each treaty.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, au nom de la <a data-HoCid=\"229209\" href=\"/politicians/chrystia-freeland/\" title=\"Chrystia Freeland\">ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res</a> et conform\u00e9ment au paragraphe 32(2) du R\u00e8glement, j'ai l'honneur de d\u00e9poser, dans les deux langues officielles, les trait\u00e9s suivants: le Recueil international de r\u00e8gles applicables aux navires exploit\u00e9s dans les eaux polaires, qui se compose des modifications, soit l'ajout du chapitre XIV de la Convention internationale de 1974 pour la sauvegarde de la vie humaine, adopt\u00e9e le 21 novembre 2014 par le Comit\u00e9 de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 maritime de l'Organisation maritime internationale, ainsi que les modifications aux annexes I, II, IV et V du Protocole de 1978 relatif \u00e0 la Convention internationale de 1973 pour la pr\u00e9vention de la pollution par les navires, adopt\u00e9 le 15 mai 2015 par le Comit\u00e9 de la protection du milieu marin de l'Organisation maritime internationale; les modifications \u00e0 l'annexe I de la Convention internationale contre le dopage dans le sport, adopt\u00e9e \u00e0 Paris le 19 octobre 2005, un trait\u00e9 de l'Organisation des Nations unies pour l'\u00e9ducation la science et la culture qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait \u00e0 Paris le 19 octobre 2005 et qui est entr\u00e9 en vigueur au Canada le 1<sup>er</sup> f\u00e9vrier 2007; et l'Accord d'assistance mutuelle en mati\u00e8re douani\u00e8re entre le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique argentine, fait \u00e0 Buenos Aires le 15 mai 2017.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064566\" data-originallang=\"en\">Une note explicative accompagne chaque trait\u00e9.</p>"
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"en": "Routine Proceedings",
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"en": "Foreign Affairs",
"fr": "Les affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res"
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Judy A. Sgro (Humber River\u2014Black Creek, Lib.)",
"fr": "L'hon. Judy A. Sgro (Humber River\u2014Black Creek, Lib.)"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064567\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in relation to Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8260714\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act\">S-2</a>, an act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and to make a consequential amendment to another act.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064568\" data-originallang=\"en\">The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the bill back to the House with amendments.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064567\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter, dans les deux langues officielles, le 16<sup>e</sup> rapport du Comit\u00e9 permanent des transports, de l'infrastructure et des collectivit\u00e9s, qui porte sur le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8260714\" href=\"/bills/42-1/S-2/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act\">S-2</a>, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 automobile et une autre loi en cons\u00e9quence.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064568\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le Comit\u00e9 a \u00e9tudi\u00e9 le projet de loi et a il convenu d'en faire rapport \u00e0 la Chambre avec des propositions d'amendements.</p>"
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"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
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"en": "Committees of the House",
"fr": "Les comit\u00e9s de la Chambre"
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"en": "Transport, Infrastructure and Communities",
"fr": "Transports, infrastructure et collectivit\u00e9s"
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Majid Jowhari (Richmond Hill, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Majid Jowhari (Richmond Hill, Lib.)"
},
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"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"5064569\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9142977\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-375/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)\">C-375, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064570\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour for me to rise today to introduce my first private member's bill as the member of Parliament for Richmond Hill. This bill would amend paragraph 721(3)(a) of the Criminal Code.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064571\" data-originallang=\"en\">The bill would mandate that, unless otherwise specified, when a pre-sentencing report is required by a court, in addition to such information as age, maturity, character, behaviour, attitude, and willingness to make amends, information outlining any mental health disorders as well as any mental health care programs available for the accused be provided as part of their pre-sentencing report. Such information is vital for the courts to have in order to ensure that those Canadians with histories of mental illness are afforded care and compassion, and that they will receive appropriate treatment throughout the process of their rehabilitation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064572\" data-originallang=\"en\">I urge all members of this House to support this bill.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"5064569\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"9142977\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-375/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (presentence report)\">C-375, Loi modifiant le Code criminel (rapport pr\u00e9sentenciel)</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064570\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u2014 Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est un grand honneur pour moi de prendre la parole aujourd'hui pour pr\u00e9senter mon premier projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire \u00e0 titre de d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Richmond Hill. Ce projet de loi modifierait l'alin\u00e9a 721(3)a) du Code criminel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064571\" data-originallang=\"en\">Selon le projet de loi, \u00e0 moins d'indication contraire, lorsqu'un tribunal demande un rapport pr\u00e9sentenciel, outre les renseignements comme l'\u00e2ge, la maturit\u00e9, le caract\u00e8re, le comportement, l'attitude et la volont\u00e9 de se racheter, ce rapport devrait faire \u00e9tat des troubles mentaux dont souffre le d\u00e9linquant ainsi que des programmes de soins de sant\u00e9 mentale \u00e0 sa disposition. Il est capital que les tribunaux aient cette information pour que les Canadiens qui ont des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents de maladie mentale puissent \u00eatre soign\u00e9s et trait\u00e9s avec compassion et recevoir les traitements n\u00e9cessaires tout au long de leur r\u00e9habilitation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064572\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je recommande vivement \u00e0 tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s d'appuyer ce projet de loi.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"2\">(Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.)</p>"
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"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/majid-jowhari-1/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
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"en": "Criminal Code",
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey\u2014Newton, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey\u2014Newton, Lib.)"
},
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"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"5064573\"> moved for leave to introduce Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9088034\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-376/\" title=\"An Act to designate the month of April as Sikh Heritage Month\">C-376, An Act to designate the month of April as Sikh Heritage Month</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064574\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, with the support of the hon. member for <a data-HoCid=\"214009\" href=\"/politicians/ruby-sahota/\" title=\"Ruby Sahota\">Brampton North</a>, it is my great honour and pleasure to rise today in this House and introduce a bill to designate the month of April as Sikh heritage month. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064575\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Sikh population in Canada is in excess of a half million people, making it the second-largest Sikh population in the world. This bill seeks to recognize the significant contributions that Sikh Canadians have made to Canada's social, economic, political, and cultural fabric.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064576\" data-originallang=\"en\">The month of April is meaningful for the Sikh community, and by designating the month of April as Sikh heritage month, the Parliament of Canada would provide an opportunity to reflect on, celebrate, and educate future generations about the inspirational role that Sikh Canadians have played and continue to play in communities across this great nation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064577\" data-originallang=\"en\">I hope all members in this House will support this proposed legislation.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"4\"> (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) </p>",
"fr": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"5064573\"> demande \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"9088034\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-376/\" title=\"An Act to designate the month of April as Sikh Heritage Month\">C-376, Loi d\u00e9signant le mois d\u2019avril comme Mois du patrimoine sikh</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064574\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u2014 Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'immense honneur et le plaisir de prendre la parole aujourd'hui \u00e0 la Chambre pour pr\u00e9senter, avec l'appui de la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de <a data-HoCid=\"214009\" href=\"/politicians/ruby-sahota/\" title=\"Ruby Sahota\">Brampton-Nord</a>, un projet de loi qui vise \u00e0 d\u00e9signer le mois d'avril comme Mois du patrimoine sikh.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064575\" data-originallang=\"en\">Plus d'un demi-million de sikhs vivent au Canada, ce qui constitue la deuxi\u00e8me population sikhe en importance dans le monde. Le projet de loi vise \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre la contribution significative des Canadiens sikhs au patrimoine social, \u00e9conomique, politique et culturel du pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064576\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le mois d'avril rev\u00eat une importance particuli\u00e8re pour la communaut\u00e9 sikhe. En d\u00e9signant le mois d'avril comme Mois du patrimoine sikh, le Parlement du Canada favoriserait la r\u00e9flexion sur le r\u00f4le inspirant que les Canadiens sikhs ont jou\u00e9 et continuent de jouer partout au Canada, et permettrait de c\u00e9l\u00e9brer ce r\u00f4le et d'en transmettre l'importance aux g\u00e9n\u00e9rations \u00e0 venir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064577\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'esp\u00e8re que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s appuieront le projet de loi.</p>\n<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"4\">(Les motions sont r\u00e9put\u00e9es adopt\u00e9es, le projet de loi est lu pour la premi\u00e8re fois et imprim\u00e9.)</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/sukh-dhaliwal-1/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
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"en": "Sikh Heritage Month",
"fr": "Le Mois du patrimoine sikh"
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, GP)",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, PV)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064578\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House this morning to present two petitions. The first is from residents throughout Saanich--Gulf Islands and it is with respect to a national housing strategy, which I know is already a work-in-progress. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064579\" data-originallang=\"en\">These petitioners are asking the government to be mindful of the approach of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to create a national affordable housing program and to reform the tax system in order to provide incentives for investors to build purpose-built rental housing.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064578\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est un honneur pour moi de prendre la parole \u00e0 la Chambre ce matin afin de pr\u00e9senter deux p\u00e9titions. La premi\u00e8re est sign\u00e9e par des r\u00e9sidants de Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands et porte sur l'\u00e9laboration d'une strat\u00e9gie nationale du logement, qui, je le sais, est d\u00e9j\u00e0 en chantier.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064579\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement de tenir compte de l'approche de la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration canadienne des municipalit\u00e9s dans la cr\u00e9ation d'un programme national de logement abordable et de proc\u00e9der \u00e0 une r\u00e9forme du r\u00e9gime fiscal afin d'inciter les investisseurs \u00e0 b\u00e2tir des logements express\u00e9ment con\u00e7us pour la location.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/elizabeth-may-1/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
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"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
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"en": "Housing",
"fr": "Le logement"
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{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, GP)",
"fr": "Mme Elizabeth May (Saanich\u2014Gulf Islands, PV)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064580\" data-originallang=\"en\">The second petition, Mr. Speaker, is the first one that I have presented on this particular topic. The petitioners note that Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8886269\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-45/\" title=\"An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts\">C-45</a>, the bill that will legalize the use of cannabis, contains nothing that deals with the environmental impact of cannabis production. We have found that producing cannabis indoors has a tremendous energy and water demand.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064581\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners call on the House to ensure that standards of practice for the cannabis industry are mindful of the commitment to sustainability.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064580\" data-originallang=\"en\">La seconde p\u00e9tition, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, est la premi\u00e8re que je pr\u00e9sente sur ce sujet. Les p\u00e9titionnaires font remarquer que le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8886269\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-45/\" title=\"An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts\">C-45</a>, qui l\u00e9galisera la consommation de cannabis, ne dit rien des effets de la production de cannabis sur l'environnement. Or, on sait d\u00e9sormais que, quand elle se fait \u00e0 l'int\u00e9rieur, la production de cette plante requiert \u00e9norm\u00e9ment d'\u00e9nergie et d'eau.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064581\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent donc \u00e0 la Chambre de faire le n\u00e9cessaire pour que les normes de pratique r\u00e9gissant l'industrie du cannabis soient \u00e9labor\u00e9es dans une perspective durable.</p>"
},
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"politician_url": "/politicians/elizabeth-may/",
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires Courantes"
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"en": "Petitions",
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"en": "Marijuana",
"fr": "La marijuana"
},
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{
"time": "2017-10-19 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 de la leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre des communes, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064582\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand at this time.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064582\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je demande que toutes les questions restent au <em>Feuilleton</em></p>"
},
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"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
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"en": "Questions on the Order Paper",
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Speaker",
"fr": "Le Pr\u00e9sident"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064583\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Is it agreed?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064583\" data-originallang=\"en\"> D'accord?</p>"
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Some. hon. members",
"fr": "Des voix"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064584\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Agreed.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064584\" data-originallang=\"en\"> D'accord.</p>"
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{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond\u2014Arthabaska, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Alain Rayes (Richmond\u2014Arthabaska, PCC)"
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"en": "<p class=\"procedural\" data-HoCid=\"5064585\"> moved:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064586\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> That, given: </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064587\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>a</em>) forestry is a major employer in Canada; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064588\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>b</em>) Canada is a world leader in sustainable forestry practices; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064589\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>c</em>) the government has failed to secure a Softwood Lumber Agreement and to make softwood lumber a priority by including it in the mandate letter for the Minister of International Trade; and </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064590\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>d</em>) forestry workers and forest-dependent communities are particularly vulnerable to misinformation campaigns and other attacks waged against the forest industry by foreign-funded environmental non-government organizations like Greenpeace and ForestEthics; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064591\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> the House express its support for forestry workers and denounce efforts by foreign-funded groups seeking to disrupt lawful forest practices in Canada. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064592\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I would like to ask your permission to share my time with my friend, the member for <a data-HoCid=\"213937\" href=\"/politicians/sylvie-boucher/\" title=\"Sylvie Boucher\">Beauport\u2014C\u00f4te-de-Beaupr\u00e9\u2014\u00cele d'Orl\u00e9ans\u2014Charlevoix</a>, who will add to what I have to say.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064593\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I am very proud to be the mover of today's official opposition motion, a motion to protect and support the softwood lumber industry and workers in regions across Canada and Quebec and, of course, in Lac-Saint-Jean.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064594\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Given the importance of the issue raised in the motion, I think it is a good idea to start with a few simple reminders. I want to refresh members' memories so that everyone in the House understands the enormity of the issue we are debating today.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064595\" data-originallang=\"fr\">First, let us remember that, in late June, Canadians were distraught to learn that a surtax would be imposed on softwood lumber exports to the United States.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064596\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Let us also remember that that unfair and unjustified tax is being imposed on top of the countervailing duties imposed on companies in April. It is worth noting that this surtax is significant and varies between 13% and 20%. Members should also keep in mind that the softwood lumber agreement expired a year ago last week, and that Justin Trudeau's Liberal government has still not negotiated a new agreement and presented it to the public.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064597\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Let us also remember that, during the last softwood lumber dispute, the Canadian industry lost $5.4 billion in surtaxes, wasted money that had a direct impact on our companies and their employees.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064598\" data-originallang=\"fr\">To put that into perspective, 66% of Canadian softwood lumber exports are destined for the American market.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064599\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Here are some statistics that will help members understand the economic impact of this issue. The softwood lumber industry accounts for 400,000 jobs across the country, including close to 60,000 in Quebec and 10,000 in indigenous communities. It is a key economic sector, particularly in the beautiful Lac-Saint-Jean region. It is a source of pride for many men and women. It is a creative industry, and Canadians are using their expertise to make it more and more environmentally responsible.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064600\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Unfortunately, the industry has been the victim of many misinformation campaigns, funded by foreign interests that harbour prejudices and spread false information about forestry operations. Let us be clear. It is not in any company's interest to give up its forest capital. It is in all of their best interest to develop a sustainable industry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064601\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Softwood lumber logging and processing feed hundreds of thousands of families, are vital to the survival of many regions, and allow thousands of Canadians to have a stable financial future.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064602\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, the forestry industry, which brings in $15.8 billion a year, also provides the government with $1.5 billion in tax revenues paid by corporations and workers. This means that the entire country benefits, as our local businesses and thousands of Canadians who work in this sector help build our hospitals and ensure services are provided in our schools and community organizations at all levels.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064603\" data-originallang=\"fr\">While the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> dithers, hesitates, and backs downs, he is jeopardizing the livelihoods of forestry workers across Canada and Quebec and in Lac-Saint-Jean. It is estimated that Canadian producers have paid about $500 million in countervailing and anti-dumping duties because the Liberal government refuses to negotiate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064604\" data-originallang=\"fr\">That $500 million, a huge amount, could have been invested in the economy and job creation. It could have been invested in thousands of projects that will now never see the light of day. This means additional debt, rather than additional public services and programs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064605\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Does the government realize how many communities are at risk, as more and more time goes by and nothing is resolved? There are entire towns that depend on this industry. Will those towns survive without some good news, without an agreement?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064606\" data-originallang=\"fr\">I want to point out that the softwood lumber industry is a crucial and important sector, especially for regions such as Lac-Saint-Jean, and we must support it. We are now learning that German exports to the U.S. have soared by 916% compared to last year. We are losing our privileged place in the U.S. market, which is our main market.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064607\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Time is of the essence. Sawmills are closing and jobs are being lost across the country and in Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. It seems that the Liberals are incapable of negotiating an agreement. Workers deserve more stability and predictability from this government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064608\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Perhaps we are being naive in continuing to believe in this Liberal government and in its ability to quickly meet expectations, represent Canadians' interests in all forums, and negotiate agreements that benefit everyone. When will the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> demonstrate true leadership and come back to Canada with a signed agreement? The Netflix tax break, the threat to supply management, NAFTA negotiations, and this government's new negotiations abroad are extremely disappointing. Perhaps we are naive to believe that the Liberal government made the softwood lumber industry a priority. I want to point out that there is no mention of a new agreement in the mandate letters of the ministers currently negotiating with the U.S. government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064609\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Not only is the government jeopardizing the entire industry, but it is also discouraging young people from considering a career in forestry. A few weeks ago, 400 young high school students from across Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean learned about the different facets of the forestry industry at the 11th annual Viens vivre la for\u00eat event, which was held at the Chicoutimi campus of the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec. The event allowed hundreds of young women and men to get behind the wheel of a semi-truck, operate a backhoe, and learn about wood processing.<sup></sup></p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064610\" data-originallang=\"fr\">However, what are the prospects for these young people who might want to pursue a career in forestry, give back to their community, find jobs in their region instead of moving to big urban centres, and grow the economy in their part of the country? What can we promise them? The prospects are not very good at all under this Liberal government. Times are very tough. In Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean, more than 5,000 jobs depend directly on the forestry industry. In other words, 5,000 worried families are waiting for the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> to give them a clear message, a sincere commitment, and express a strong will to save their jobs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064611\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Instead of paying lip service, can this Liberal government finally give us a deadline and clearly spell out its negotiation objectives? Can it announce to the thousands of Canadians who are keeping the forestry economy going and doing their part to build a prosperous country that it will sign an agreement and put an end to the unfair and unjustified surtax as soon as possible?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064612\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In the hopes of obtaining a clear and unequivocal response, a real departure from the partisan rhetoric, and taking into account the concerns of Canadians who have been waiting for far too long, I invite the House to express its clear support and vote unanimously for today's motion, which reads as follows:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064613\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> That, given: </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064614\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>a</em>) forestry is a major employer in Canada; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064615\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>b</em>) Canada is a world leader in sustainable forestry practices; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064616\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>c</em>) the government has failed to secure a Softwood Lumber Agreement and to make softwood lumber a priority by including it in the mandate letter for the Minister of International Trade; and </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064617\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> (<em>d</em>) forestry workers and forest-dependent communities are particularly vulnerable to misinformation campaigns and other attacks waged against the forest industry by foreign-funded environmental non-government organizations like Greenpeace and ForestEthics; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064618\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> the House express its support for forestry workers and denounce efforts by foreign-funded groups seeking to disrupt lawful forest practices in Canada. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064619\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We are making a heartfelt appeal today for all workers across Canada and Quebec, and specifically those from Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean who will be voting next Monday in the byelection. Let us send them a clear sign that we support them. I sincerely hope that all members in the House of Commons, Liberal government members especially, will vote in favour of this motion tonight, so that all these people feel supported and so that we can negotiate a deal for all workers across Canada.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064585\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> propose:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064586\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Que, compte tenu que: </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064587\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>a</em>) le secteur de l\u2019exploitation foresti\u00e8re est un employeur important au Canada; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064588\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em> b</em>) le Canada est un chef de file mondial au chapitre des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064589\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>c</em>) le gouvernement a \u00e9chou\u00e9 \u00e0 conclure un accord sur le bois d\u2019oeuvre r\u00e9sineux et \u00e0 faire une priorit\u00e9 du bois d\u2019oeuvre r\u00e9sineux en le mentionnant dans la lettre de mandat du ministre du Commerce international; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064590\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>d</em>) les travailleurs de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re et les communaut\u00e9s qui d\u00e9pendent de ce secteur sont particuli\u00e8rement vuln\u00e9rables aux campagnes de d\u00e9sinformation et aux autres attaques men\u00e9es contre l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re par des organisations non gouvernementales financ\u00e9es par des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers telles que Greenpeace et ForestEthics; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064591\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> la Chambre exprime son soutien aux travailleurs de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re et d\u00e9nonce les efforts faits par des groupes financ\u00e9s par des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers pour perturber les pratiques foresti\u00e8res l\u00e9gitimes au Canada. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064592\" data-originallang=\"fr\">-- Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, avant de commencer, j'aimerais vous demander la permission de partager mon temps de parole avec mon amie la d\u00e9put\u00e9e de <a data-HoCid=\"213937\" href=\"/politicians/sylvie-boucher/\" title=\"Sylvie Boucher\">Beauport\u2014C\u00f4te-de-Beaupr\u00e9\u2014\u00cele d'Orl\u00e9ans\u2014Charlevoix</a> qui va continuer par la suite.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064593\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est avec beaucoup de fiert\u00e9 que j'ai l'honneur de d\u00e9poser aujourd'hui la motion de l'opposition officielle, une motion qui a pour objectif de d\u00e9fendre et de soutenir l'industrie dans le secteur du bois d'oeuvre, ainsi que les travailleurs et les travailleuses de toutes les r\u00e9gions partout au Canada, au Qu\u00e9bec et aussi au Lac-Saint-Jean, je tiens \u00e0 le mentionner.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064594\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans un enjeu aussi important que celui soulev\u00e9 par cette motion, il convient de commencer le d\u00e9bat par de simples rappels. Il s'agit d'un petit exercice de m\u00e9moire qui nous permettra \u00e0 tous, ici, \u00e0 la Chambre, de mesurer l'ampleur de l'enjeu soulev\u00e9 aujourd'hui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064595\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Rappelons d'abord, qu'\u00e0 la fin du mois de juin dernier, les Canadiens ont appris avec beaucoup d'inqui\u00e9tude qu'une surtaxe s'appliquerait aux exportations de bois d'oeuvre vers les \u00c9tats-Unis. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064596\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Rappelons ensuite que cette taxe injuste et injustifi\u00e9e s'ajoute aux droits compensatoires impos\u00e9s aux entreprises en avril dernier. Cette surcharge, je tiens \u00e0 le mentionner, est importante et varie entre 13 et 20 %. Rappelons aussi que l'Accord sur le bois d'oeuvre r\u00e9sineux a expir\u00e9 et que cela a fait un an la semaine derni\u00e8re. Le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral de Justin Trudeau n'a toujours rien n\u00e9goci\u00e9 et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 \u00e0 la population.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064597\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Souvenons-nous aussi que lors du dernier conflit sur le bois d'oeuvre, l'industrie canadienne a perdu 5,4 milliards de dollars, gaspill\u00e9s en surtaxes, r\u00e9sultant en un impact direct sur nos entreprises et sur leurs employ\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064598\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pour nous donner un ordre de grandeur, souvenons-nous que 66 % des exportations canadiennes du bois d'oeuvre sont destin\u00e9es au march\u00e9 am\u00e9ricain.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064599\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Voici quelques donn\u00e9es pour bien comprendre l'impact \u00e9conomique de cet enjeu. L'industrie du bois d'oeuvre, c'est 400 000 emplois partout au pays, dont pr\u00e8s de 60 000 au Qu\u00e9bec et 10 000 dans les communaut\u00e9s autochtones. C'est un secteur \u00e9conomique n\u00e9vralgique, particuli\u00e8rement dans la belle r\u00e9gion du Lac-Saint-Jean. Il fait la fiert\u00e9 de beaucoup d'hommes et de femmes. C'est une industrie cr\u00e9ative, et c'est le g\u00e9nie des gens d'ici qui fait de l'exploitation foresti\u00e8re une industrie de plus en plus responsable et \u00e9cologique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064600\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Malheureusement, l'industrie est victime de nombreuses campagnes de d\u00e9sinformation, financ\u00e9es par des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers qui nourrissent des pr\u00e9jug\u00e9s et entretiennent des fausset\u00e9s sur l'exploitation foresti\u00e8re. Soyons clairs: aucune entreprise n'a int\u00e9r\u00eat \u00e0 sacrifier son capital forestier; toutes ces derni\u00e8res ont int\u00e9r\u00eat \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper une industrie durable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064601\" data-originallang=\"fr\">La coupe et la transformation du bois d'oeuvre r\u00e9sineux est ce qui nourrit des centaines de milliers de familles, c'est ce qui permet \u00e0 plusieurs r\u00e9gions de survivre, et c'est ce qui permet \u00e0 des milliers de Canadiens et de Canadiennes de s'assurer d'un avenir financier sans tracas.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064602\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Toutefois, l'industrie foresti\u00e8re, qui rapporte 15,8 milliards de dollars chaque ann\u00e9e, c'est aussi pr\u00e8s de 1,5 milliard de dollars qui retournent au gouvernement sous forme de taxes et d'imp\u00f4ts pay\u00e9s par les entreprises et les travailleurs. C'est donc tout le pays qui en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie et ce sont les entreprises de chez nous, ainsi que des milliers de Canadiens et de Canadiennes de ce secteur, qui contribuent \u00e0 la construction de nos h\u00f4pitaux et \u00e0 assurer des services dans nos \u00e9coles, dans nos organismes communautaires, et ce, \u00e0 tous les niveaux. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064603\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pendant que le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> tergiverse, h\u00e9site et recule, il met en p\u00e9ril le gagne-pain de tous ces travailleurs forestiers partout au Canada, au Qu\u00e9bec et au Lac-Saint-Jean. Pendant que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral refuse de n\u00e9gocier, on estime que les producteurs canadiens ont pay\u00e9 environ 500 millions de dollars en droits compensatoires et antidumping.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064604\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Cinq cent millions de dollars, c'est une somme \u00e9norme qui n'a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 investi dans l'\u00e9conomie ni dans la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois. Cinq cent millions de dollars, ce sont des milliers de projets qui n'ont jamais vu le jour. C'est une dette qui s'ajoute. Ce sont des services et des programmes publics qui ne seront jamais mis en oeuvre. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064605\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Est-ce que le gouvernement se rend compte du nombre de communaut\u00e9s qui sont en danger, alors que les jours continuent de s'\u00e9couler et que rien ne se r\u00e8gle? Sans une bonne nouvelle, sans accord, est-ce que ces villes enti\u00e8res qui d\u00e9pendent de cette industrie survivront?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064606\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Je tiens \u00e0 souligner que, particuli\u00e8rement pour des r\u00e9gions comme le Lac-Saint-Jean, l'industrie du bois d'oeuvre est un secteur n\u00e9vralgique qui est important et que nous devons soutenir. \u00c0 l'heure o\u00f9 nous nous parlons, nous apprenons que les importations en provenance de l'Allemagne et en direction des \u00c9tats-Unis ont bondi de 916 %, par rapport \u00e0 l'an dernier. Nous sommes en train de perdre notre place privil\u00e9gi\u00e9e dans le secteur am\u00e9ricain, notre premier march\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064607\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le temps presse. Des scieries ferment et des emplois sont perdus partout au pays et au Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. On dirait que les lib\u00e9raux sont incapables de n\u00e9gocier une entente. Les travailleurs m\u00e9ritent plus de stabilit\u00e9 et de pr\u00e9visibilit\u00e9 de la part de ce gouvernement de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Chambre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064608\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En fait, peut-\u00eatre sommes-nous na\u00effs de croire encore en ce gouvernement lib\u00e9ral et en sa capacit\u00e9 de r\u00e9pondre rapidement aux attentes, de repr\u00e9senter les int\u00e9r\u00eats des Canadiens sur toutes les tribunes et de n\u00e9gocier des accords gagnants pour tous. Quand le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> agira-t-il vraiment en leader et reviendra-t-il au pays avec un accord sign\u00e9? Le cong\u00e9 fiscal de Netflix, la remise en question de la gestion de l'offre, la n\u00e9gociation de l'ALENA et les nouvelles des n\u00e9gociations de ce gouvernement \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger sont profond\u00e9ment d\u00e9cevantes. Peut-\u00eatre sommes-nous na\u00effs de croire que le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral a fait de l'industrie du bois d'oeuvre une priorit\u00e9. D'ailleurs, je tiens \u00e0 souligner qu'il n'y a aucune mention d'un nouvel accord dans les lettres de mandat des ministres, qui n\u00e9gocient pr\u00e9sentement avec le gouvernement am\u00e9ricain. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064609\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pendant qu'on met en p\u00e9ril toute l'industrie, on d\u00e9courage aussi des jeunes qui consid\u00e9raient l'exploration foresti\u00e8re comme une carri\u00e8re. Il y a quelques semaines, 400 jeunes du secondaire provenant de partout au Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean ont d\u00e9couvert les diff\u00e9rentes facettes de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re. La 11<sup>e</sup> \u00e9dition de l'\u00e9v\u00e9nement Viens vivre la for\u00eat, qui s'est d\u00e9roul\u00e9 sur le site d'\u00e9tude de l'Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi, a permis \u00e0 des centaines de jeunes femmes et de jeunes hommes de se glisser derri\u00e8re le volant d'un camion semi-remorque, de manipuler une pelle m\u00e9canique et de d\u00e9couvrir les m\u00e9thodes de transformation du bois.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064610\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Toutefois, que peut-on promettre \u00e0 ces jeunes qui auraient envie d'une carri\u00e8re dans l'industrie foresti\u00e8re et qui voudraient redonner \u00e0 leur communaut\u00e9, trouver des emplois dans leur r\u00e9gion au lieu de se d\u00e9placer dans les grands centres urbains et faire cro\u00eetre l'\u00e9conomie de leur coin de pays? Que peut-on leur promettre? Les perspectives sont loin d'\u00eatre prometteuses, sous ce gouvernement lib\u00e9ral. Le contexte est extr\u00eamement difficile. Dans la r\u00e9gion du Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean, plus de 5 000 emplois d\u00e9pendent directement de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re. En d'autres mots, 5 000 familles inqui\u00e8tes attendent du <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> un message clair, un engagement sinc\u00e8re et une volont\u00e9 assum\u00e9e de sauver leurs emplois.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064611\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Au-del\u00e0 des voeux pieux, ce gouvernement lib\u00e9ral peut-il enfin nous donner une date d'\u00e9ch\u00e9ance et nous dire clairement quels sont ses objectifs de n\u00e9gociation? Peut-il annoncer aux milliers de Canadiens et de Canadiennes qui font rouler l'\u00e9conomie foresti\u00e8re et qui font leur part pour construire un pays prosp\u00e8re qu'il signera une entente qui mettra fin \u00e0 la surtaxe in\u00e9quitable et injustifi\u00e9e au plus vite?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064612\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En esp\u00e9rant obtenir une r\u00e9ponse claire et sans \u00e9quivoque, loin des cassettes partisanes \u2014 je tiens \u00e0 le mentionner \u2014, et tenant compte de l'inqui\u00e9tude des Canadiens qui attendent depuis trop longtemps, j'invite la Chambre \u00e0 exprimer clairement son soutien et \u00e0 voter unanimement pour la motion d\u00e9pos\u00e9e aujourd'hui, qui se lit comme suit:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064613\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Que, compte tenu que: </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064614\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>a</em>) le secteur de l\u2019exploitation foresti\u00e8re est un employeur important au Canada; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064615\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>b</em>) le Canada est un chef de file mondial au chapitre des pratiques foresti\u00e8res durables; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064616\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>c</em>) le gouvernement a \u00e9chou\u00e9 \u00e0 conclure un accord sur le bois d\u2019oeuvre r\u00e9sineux et \u00e0 faire une priorit\u00e9 du bois d\u2019oeuvre r\u00e9sineux en le mentionnant dans la lettre de mandat du ministre du Commerce international; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064617\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> <em>d</em>) les travailleurs de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re et les communaut\u00e9s qui d\u00e9pendent de ce secteur sont particuli\u00e8rement vuln\u00e9rables aux campagnes de d\u00e9sinformation et aux autres attaques men\u00e9es contre l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re par des organisations non gouvernementales financ\u00e9es par des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers telles que Greenpeace et ForestEthics; </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064618\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> la Chambre exprime son soutien aux travailleurs de l\u2019industrie foresti\u00e8re et d\u00e9nonce les efforts faits par des groupes financ\u00e9s par des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers pour perturber les pratiques foresti\u00e8res l\u00e9gitimes au Canada. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"5064619\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est un cri du coeur qu'on lance aujourd'hui pour tous ces travailleurs de partout au Canada et au Qu\u00e9bec, et particuli\u00e8rement pour ceux du Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean qui vont voter lundi prochain \u00e0 l'\u00e9lection partielle. Qu'on leur envoie un message clair qu'on va les appuyer. Je souhaite sinc\u00e8rement que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de la Chambre des communes, et particuli\u00e8rement ceux du gouvernement lib\u00e9ral, de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, se prononcent en faveur de cette motion ce soir, afin que toutes ces personnes se sentent appuy\u00e9es et qu'on puisse n\u00e9gocier un accord fort pour l'ensemble des travailleurs de partout au Canada.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/alain-rayes-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alain-rayes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4446/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718006",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064620\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, it seems to me that the responsibility for this agreement that the hon. member is suggesting is primarily and almost solely up to our <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>, and that is there a campaign of misinformation. I think that is part of the misinformation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064621\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Could he maybe highlight the issues at hand with crown lands versus privately held lands, and the large companies in the United States trying to squeeze out small manufacturers in Canada? If the member could put into the record some of the real issues around this debate, it would be much appreciated.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064620\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, il me semble \u00e0 moi que la responsabilit\u00e9 de l'accord dont parle le d\u00e9put\u00e9 revient principalement, pour ne pas dire exclusivement, au <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>, et qu'on assiste actuellement \u00e0 une campagne de d\u00e9sinformation. Or, la d\u00e9marche d'aujourd'hui s'inscrit justement dans cette campagne de d\u00e9sinformation, selon moi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064621\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 pourrait-il parler des probl\u00e8mes entre les terres de la Couronne et celles qui sont d\u00e9tenues par des int\u00e9r\u00eats priv\u00e9s, ou encore des cas o\u00f9 de grandes soci\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9ricaines auraient pu chercher \u00e0 \u00e9touffer de petites entreprises de fabrication au Canada? Si le d\u00e9put\u00e9 pouvait nous donner quelques exemples concrets de probl\u00e8mes, je lui en saurais gr\u00e9.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/lloyd-longfield-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/lloyd-longfield/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4342/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718119",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alain Rayes",
"fr": "M. Alain Rayes"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064622\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for his very relevant question. We are currently seeing foreign interest groups mounting campaigns of misinformation to delude the Canadian public into thinking that forestry companies still get their lumber by clear-cutting, the method they used 50 years ago. That is completely false. Canada has the most stringent environmental regulations in the world. What these hard-working companies need now is a strong signal, very different from the kind of signal they are getting from a tax reform that takes aim at small and medium-sized businesses in smaller communities and across Canada. I think that our rightful role as a government, as a Parliament, is to raise awareness to support this vital sector across the country.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064622\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je remercie mon confr\u00e8re de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Chambre de sa question extr\u00eamement pertinente. Aujourd'hui, on constate que des groupes d'int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9trangers font des campagnes de d\u00e9sinformation laissant croire \u00e0 la population partout au Canada que les entreprises qui g\u00e8rent le secteur forestier le font encore, comme il y a 50 ans, en faisant des coupes \u00e0 blanc, ce qui est compl\u00e8tement faux. Les r\u00e8gles environnementales au Canada sont les plus s\u00e9v\u00e8res dans le monde. En ce moment, ces entreprises qui travaillent fort ont besoin d'un signal fort autre que le type de signal que l'on re\u00e7oit, par exemple, avec la r\u00e9forme fiscale qui attaque ces petites et moyennes entreprises, dans les petites r\u00e9gions et un peu partout au Canada. Je pense que, comme gouvernement, comme Parlement, notre r\u00f4le l\u00e9gitime est de faire des campagnes de sensibilisation pour faire en sorte de soutenir ce secteur n\u00e9vralgique, partout au pays.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/alain-rayes-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alain-rayes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4446/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718128",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan\u2014West Kootenay, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Richard Cannings (Okanagan-Sud\u2014Kootenay-Ouest, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064623\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I really appreciate the member's passion and support for the forest industry in Canada. I certainly share those views. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064624\" data-originallang=\"en\">During the reign of the Harper Conservatives, Canada lost 134,000 jobs in the forest sector, including 42,000 jobs lost in Quebec alone. As well, during those years, many mills closed down and many small rural communities were hard hit and have yet to recover.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064625\" data-originallang=\"en\"> How can you seriously expect Canadians to trust your party to come up with effective solutions that truly support a sustainable forest industry in Canada?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064623\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, j'appr\u00e9cie vraiment l'enthousiasme avec lequel le d\u00e9put\u00e9 appuie l'industrie foresti\u00e8re au Canada. Il va sans dire que je partage son point de vue. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064624\" data-originallang=\"en\">Sous le gouvernement conservateur de M. Harper, le Canada a perdu 134 000 emplois dans le secteur forestier, dont 42 000 uniquement au Qu\u00e9bec. En outre, pendant cette p\u00e9riode, de nombreuses petites localit\u00e9s rurales ont \u00e9t\u00e9 durement touch\u00e9es par des fermetures de scieries. D'ailleurs, elles ne s'en sont pas encore remises.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064625\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Comment pouvez-vous s\u00e9rieusement vous attendre \u00e0 ce que les Canadiens comptent sur votre parti pour pr\u00e9senter des solutions efficaces qui soutiennent vraiment la viabilit\u00e9 de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re au Canada?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/richard-cannings-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/richard-cannings/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4216/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718145",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)",
"fr": "La vice-pr\u00e9sidente adjointe (Mme Carol Hughes)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064626\" data-originallang=\"en\">Certainly, it is not my party. I just want to indicate to the member to avoid using the words \u201cyou\u201d or \u201cyour\u201d, because it puts us in a little bit of a difficult position.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064627\" data-originallang=\"en\">The hon. member for Richmond\u2014Arthabaska.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064626\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est certain que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 ne parle pas de mon parti. Je lui rappelle simplement qu'il doit \u00e9viter d'utiliser les mots \u00ab vous \u00bb et \u00ab votre \u00bb parce que cela place la pr\u00e9sidence dans une situation d\u00e9licate. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064627\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de Richmond\u2014Arthabaska a la parole.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/the-assistant-deputy-speaker-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/carol-hughes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1071/",
"procedural": true,
"source_id": "9718151",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alain Rayes",
"fr": "M. Alain Rayes"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064628\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I want to thank you for pointing that out, and thank the member for his question. If it will make my colleague feel better, I will reassure him right away. The Conservative Party has always been a champion of the softwood lumber industry. It has fought to defend this vital sector. When Stephen Harper's government came to power in 2006, it did not let two, three, or four years go by before it signed an agreement with the U.S. to support the forestry sector. It signed an agreement in just three months. The Liberals came to power two years ago, and this agreement expired one year into their mandate, yet we have seen no clear signals that this issue is going to be resolved for our forestry workers. I feel that if anyone has fought for forestry workers nationwide, it is really the former Conservative government. We are absolutely determined to do our job as the official opposition and persevere in supporting every Canadian working in the forestry sector.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064628\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je vous remercie de faire la pr\u00e9cision et je remercie le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de sa question. Si cela peut s\u00e9curiser mon confr\u00e8re, je vais le rassurer imm\u00e9diatement. Le Parti conservateur a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un d\u00e9fenseur de ce secteur n\u00e9vralgique qu'est le secteur du bois d'oeuvre. Il s'est battu. Quand le gouvernement de Stephen Harper est arriv\u00e9 au pouvoir en 2006, il n'a pas attendu deux ans, trois ans ou quatre ans pour signer un accord avec les Am\u00e9ricains et appuyer le secteur. Il a pris trois mois pour le faire. Les lib\u00e9raux sont l\u00e0 depuis deux ans. Cette entente-l\u00e0 est arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 \u00e9ch\u00e9ance un an apr\u00e8s leur arriv\u00e9e au pouvoir. Nous n'avons aucun signal concret que quelque chose va se r\u00e9gler pour nos travailleurs et nos travailleuses dans ce secteur. Je pense que s'il y a quelqu'un qui s'est battu pour ces travailleurs partout au Canada, c'est bien l'ancien gouvernement conservateur. Nous avons bien l'intention de faire notre travail comme opposition officielle, avec d\u00e9termination et pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance, pour appuyer toutes ces personnes qui gagnent leur vie dans ce secteur. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/alain-rayes-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alain-rayes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4446/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718153",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. St\u00e9phane Lauzon (Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. St\u00e9phane Lauzon (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire pour les Sports et les Personnes handicap\u00e9es, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064629\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. First and foremost, I also want to reiterate our government's steadfast support for the Canadian forest industry, which creates hundreds of thousands of jobs. We are well aware of the situation. I worked in the industry for a decade, and I can assure you that it is a top priority for me. I have one very simple question for my colleague. It takes two parties, two governments to negotiate. Does my colleague opposite think we should go to the bargaining table with no conditions in mind and let the other government do whatever it wants?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064629\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, j'aimerais remercier mon coll\u00e8gue de son discours. D'abord et avant tout, j'aimerais aussi r\u00e9it\u00e9rer que notre gouvernement appuie fermement l'industrie foresti\u00e8re canadienne qui cr\u00e9e des centaines de milliers d'emplois. Nous sommes parfaitement conscients de la situation. J'ai travaill\u00e9 dans ce domaine pendant une dizaine d'ann\u00e9es et je peux dire que je lui accorde une importance primordiale. J'ai une question fort simple pour mon coll\u00e8gue. Pour n\u00e9gocier, il faut deux parties, deux gouvernements. Est-ce que mon coll\u00e8gue d'en face pourrait nous dire si nous devrions n\u00e9gocier sans aucune condition et tout permettre \u00e0 l'autre gouvernement?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/stephane-lauzon-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/stephane-lauzon/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4333/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718168",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alain Rayes",
"fr": "M. Alain Rayes"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064630\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I do not really know what to say to that. I am not sure I understood the question, but what I can say is that they are the ones in government, and it is up to them to keep their promises. When we were in government, it took us three months to get to a deal. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064631\" data-originallang=\"fr\">They are now halfway through their term in office. When the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> had his first opportunity to meet with Barack Obama, the former U.S. president, one year into his mandate, who did he bring with him? Not the Minister of Natural Resources or any other minister who negotiates, but his in-laws. We certainly do not need anyone telling us how things ought to be done. I hope the government will step up and take care of this problem. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064630\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je ne sais pas quoi dire pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 cette question. Je ne suis pas s\u00fbr de l'avoir bien comprise. Cependant, je peux dire que ce sont eux qui sont au gouvernement pr\u00e9sentement et que c'est \u00e0 eux de remplir leurs engagements. Quand nous \u00e9tions au gouvernement, nous avons pris trois mois pour signer une entente. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064631\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous sommes rendus \u00e0 mi-mandat aujourd'hui pour le faire. Lorsque le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> a eu la premi\u00e8re occasion d'aller rencontrer Barack Obama, l'ancien pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain, apr\u00e8s un an, qui a-t-il emmen\u00e9? Ce n'\u00e9tait ni le ministre des Ressources naturelles ni aucun autre ministre qui n\u00e9gocie, mais plut\u00f4t sa belle-famille. Pr\u00e9sentement, nous n'avons sinc\u00e8rement aucune le\u00e7on \u00e0 recevoir. Je souhaite que le gouvernement se l\u00e8ve avec d\u00e9termination pour r\u00e9gler ce probl\u00e8me.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/10/19/alain-rayes-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alain-rayes/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4446/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9718189",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Soutien aux travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/10/19/"
},
{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)",
"fr": "La vice-pr\u00e9sidente adjointe (Mme Carol Hughes)"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064632\" data-originallang=\"en\">I just want to remind the member for <a data-HoCid=\"214368\" href=\"/politicians/vance-badawey/\" title=\"Vance Badawey\">Niagara Centre</a> that if he has questions and comments, we are just starting the debate and therefore will be able to stand up and be recognized in the House during that time. Resuming debate.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064632\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je signale au d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214368\" href=\"/politicians/vance-badawey/\" title=\"Vance Badawey\">Niagara-Centre</a> que nous commen\u00e7ons tout juste le d\u00e9bat et que, s'il souhaite poser des questions et faire des observations, il pourra se lever pour que la pr\u00e9sidence lui accorde la parole \u00e0 la p\u00e9riode r\u00e9serv\u00e9e \u00e0 cette fin. Nous reprenons le d\u00e9bat.</p>"
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"en": "Government Orders",
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"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Support for Forestry Workers",
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{
"time": "2017-10-19 10:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Sylvie Boucher (Beauport\u2014C\u00f4te-de-Beaupr\u00e9\u2014\u00cele d'Orl\u00e9ans\u2014Charlevoix, CPC)",
"fr": "Mme Sylvie Boucher (Beauport\u2014C\u00f4te-de-Beaupr\u00e9\u2014\u00cele d'Orl\u00e9ans\u2014Charlevoix, PCC)"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064633\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Speaker, I am pleased to take part in today's debate, which I think is critically important. Although I used to be a city girl, I am now a proud ruralist, so I really understand how much the government across the way has given in to the Americans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064634\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Whether we are talking about supply management for our municipalities or softwood lumber, we need to be strong and stand up to the Americans. We need to have frank negotiations, as a matter of pride, to save our small towns in places like Charlevoix and Lac-Saint-Jean. Some of these small communities depend entirely on this industry. Softwood lumber is very important to our small towns. Everyone here, across party lines, knows how much those communities need us to fight for them so that the Americans understand that what we are talking about today is negotiable, but also non-negotiable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064635\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We simply cannot jeopardize the softwood lumber trade over a few trivial details. I hope the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>, who is on the ground there right now, understands this and will send the right message to the right people, specifically, that softwood lumber is a priority. When it is a priority, it must be included in the mandate letter to the minister who is negotiating with the United States. We need to remember that 96% of U.S. softwood lumber imports come from Canada and that 69% of Canadian softwood lumber exports go to the U.S. When you have such conclusive numbers, it is important to negotiate fairly, but more importantly, in a way that is equitable for Canadians. Our citizens, Canadians, Quebeckers, and the people of Lac-Saint-Jean, must not be the ones who lose because this government is sitting on its hands. To negotiate means to speak frankly, but without kowtowing to the U.S.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064636\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Our Conservative government negotiated an agreement in late 2006, three months after we took power, in order to settle the softwood lumber dispute. It was also the Conservative Party that negotiated an extension of the agreement in 2012 to ensure market stability until October 2016. It is now 2017. What has been done? What are we debating? What figures can the Liberal Party provide? What has it negotiated? I hope that it has not been at the expense of forestry workers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064637\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Sawmills are closing everywhere. We are not talking just one or two; many sawmills have closed. I am referring to Quebec because that is where I come from. Many of our sawmills have closed and it is unacceptable today to listen to the Liberal Party proclaim that it is the champion of the middle class. Standing up for the softwood lumber industry is a good way to defend the middle class because forestry workers are part of the middle class. They are the ones who work hard for us. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064638\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Today, we have no figures and we have no idea where negotiations stand.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064639\" data-originallang=\"fr\">There is no mention of the new softwood lumber agreement in any of the mandate letters of the ministers involved in the negotiations. That leaves us with the impression that they could not care less. I hope that we, on this side of the House, are wrong. I hope that we can drop the partisanship and that all members will work together to save supply management and our sawmills.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064640\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Today, my comments are directed especially to the people of Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. They must stand up to the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>. They must be passionate, and even cry if they must, so that their message is heard: today, we want the government to stand tall and be frank in the negotiations in order to save the softwood lumber industry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064641\" data-originallang=\"fr\">It is becoming increasingly obvious that, on issues as important to our small communities as softwood lumber and supply management, the Liberals are happy just to get some good photo ops. People need to eat and they want some reassurance about their future. We do not know what is being negotiated by the other side of the House. We are in the dark. The Liberals are not telling us anything. We do not even know what has been done on this file since 2016, and we probably never will because the Liberals themselves do not even know what direction they are taking with the American administration. That is rather frightening for ordinary Canadians who struggle every day to put food on the table.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064642\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We on this side of the House have always stood behind the softwood lumber industry. A number of our ministers have defended the industry, including the hon. Denis Lebel, who fought for his community of Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. He is still fighting for the forestry industry today. I hope that the motion that we moved today will send the clear message that we all stand behind the people who make a living from working in sawmills and the lumber industry. We must not play politics at the expense of workers in Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, and across Quebec and Canada who make a living from this industry. I hope that the government party will understand that this is a heartfelt plea and that we must work together to strengthen our future. We must all stand behind forestry workers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064643\" data-originallang=\"fr\">In my riding, representatives of Greenpeace came to see me to lecture me about the forestry industry, which is unfortunate. I have nothing against the environment. On the contrary, I do everything I can to protect the environment in my riding, but when groups like this attempt to destroy an industry, it is because they do not know enough about it. They do not have all the facts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064644\" data-originallang=\"fr\">It is up to us, the members of Parliament, to listen to industry representatives. Today I am asking the members of the party opposite to join us and vote unanimously in favour of this important motion for workers in the forestry industry, so that we may negotiate honestly and with head held high.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064645\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Let us not bend to the United States.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064633\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, il me fait plaisir aujourd'hui de prendre part \u00e0 ce d\u00e9bat qui m'appara\u00eet d'une importance capitale. Ancienne fille de la ville et maintenant fi\u00e8re femme de la ruralit\u00e9, je m'aper\u00e7ois \u00e0 quel point le gouvernement d'en face a baiss\u00e9 les bras devant les \u00c9tats-Unis. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064634\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Que ce soit pour la gestion de l'offre pour nos petites municipalit\u00e9s ou pour le bois d'oeuvre, il faut qu'on se l\u00e8ve debout et qu'on soit fort devant les Am\u00e9ricains et qu'il y ait des n\u00e9gociations fi\u00e8res et franches pour sauver nos petites municipalit\u00e9s, que ce soit dans Charlevoix et ou au Lac-Saint-Jean. Ce sont des petites communaut\u00e9s qui ne vivent que de ce commerce. Le bois d'oeuvre est tr\u00e8s important pour nos petites communaut\u00e9s. Tout le monde ici, peu importe le parti politique, sait \u00e0 quel point ces communaut\u00e9s ont besoin qu'on se batte pour elles de fa\u00e7on \u00e0 ce que les Am\u00e9ricains comprennent que ce dont on parle aujourd'hui, c'est n\u00e9gociable, mais non n\u00e9gociable. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064635\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On ne doit pas mettre en p\u00e9ril le commerce du bois d'oeuvre pour des petites banalit\u00e9s. J'esp\u00e8re aujourd'hui que le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>, qui est pr\u00e9sentement sur le terrain l\u00e0-bas, va comprendre et donner le bon message aux bonnes personnes, soit que le bois d'oeuvre, c'est sa priorit\u00e9. Quand c'est une priorit\u00e9, il faut que ce soit \u00e9crit dans la lettre de mandat du ministre qui n\u00e9gocie avec les \u00c9tats-Unis. Il ne faut jamais oublier que 96 % des importations de bois d'oeuvre aux \u00c9tats-Unis proviennent de chez nous, du Canada, et que 69 % des exportations canadiennes de bois d'oeuvre sont destin\u00e9es aux \u00c9tats-Unis. Quand on a des chiffres aussi concluants que cela, il faut savoir n\u00e9gocier de fa\u00e7on juste, mais surtout \u00e9quitable pour les Canadiens. Il ne faut pas que nos Canadiens, nos Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et nos Qu\u00e9b\u00e9coises, les gens du Lac-Saint-Jean soient les perdants parce que le gouvernement d'en face n'a pas les coud\u00e9es franches. Une n\u00e9gociation, c'est aussi parler franchement, mais sans se mettre \u00e0 plat ventre devant les \u00c9tats-unis. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064636\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Notre gouvernement conservateur avait n\u00e9goci\u00e9 un accord \u00e0 la fin de 2006, trois mois apr\u00e8s notre arriv\u00e9e au pouvoir, afin de r\u00e9gler le conflit du bois d'oeuvre. C'est aussi le Parti conservateur qui a n\u00e9goci\u00e9 une prolongation de l'entente en 2012 pour assurer la stabilit\u00e9 du march\u00e9 jusqu'en octobre 2016. Nous sommes maintenant en 2017. Qu'est-ce qui s'est fait? De quoi on parle? Quel chiffre le Parti lib\u00e9ral peut-il nous donner? Quelle sorte de n\u00e9gociations a-t-il faites? J'esp\u00e8re qu'il n'en n'a pas fait sur le dos des travailleurs de l'industrie de la foresterie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064637\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans nos communaut\u00e9s, nous voyons que des scieries ferment. Ce n'est pas une ou deux scieries, mais plusieurs scieries. Je parle du Qu\u00e9bec parce que je viens du Qu\u00e9bec. Nous avons \u00e9norm\u00e9ment des scieries qui ont ferm\u00e9 et c'est inadmissible de voir aujourd'hui le Parti lib\u00e9ral s'autoproclamer d\u00e9fenseur de la classe moyenne. D\u00e9fendre l'industrie du bois d'oeuvre, c'est une bonne fa\u00e7on de d\u00e9fendre la classe moyenne, parce que ces travailleurs en font partie. Ce sont eux qui travaillent pour nous et ce sont eux qui travaillent fort. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064638\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Aujourd'hui, nous n'avons pas de chiffres et nous ne savons pas o\u00f9 en sont les n\u00e9gociations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064639\" data-originallang=\"fr\">D'ailleurs, le nouvel accord sur le bois d'oeuvre ne figure dans aucune des lettres de mandat des ministres qui m\u00e8nent cette n\u00e9gociation. Nous avons donc l'impression, en lisant cela, qu'ils s'en fichent compl\u00e8tement. J'esp\u00e8re que nous nous trompons, de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre. J'esp\u00e8re qu'on va d\u00e9laisser la partisanerie et qu'on va travailler, tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s ensemble, pour sauvegarder la gestion de l'offre et nos scieries.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064640\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Aujourd'hui, je parle plus particuli\u00e8rement aux gens du Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. Ils doivent se tenir debout devant le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>. Qu'ils y mettent de l'\u00e9motion, qu'ils pleurent s'il le faut, pour autant que leur message soit entendu: on veut aujourd'hui une n\u00e9gociation fi\u00e8re et franche pour sauver l'industrie du bois d'oeuvre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064641\" data-originallang=\"fr\">On s'aper\u00e7oit de plus en plus que, dans des dossiers aussi importants pour nos petites communaut\u00e9s que ceux du bois d'oeuvre et de la gestion de l'offre, les lib\u00e9raux se contentent de prendre des photos. Les gens ont besoin de manger et d'\u00eatre rassur\u00e9s par rapport \u00e0 leur avenir. On ne sait pas ce qui se n\u00e9gocie de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la Chambre. C'est opaque. Les lib\u00e9raux ne nous disent rien. On ne sait m\u00eame pas ce qui s'est fait depuis 2016 dans ce dossier, et on ne le saura probablement jamais, parce qu'ils ne savent pas eux-m\u00eames o\u00f9 ils vont vis-\u00e0-vis du gouvernement des \u00c9tats-Unis. C'est un peu angoissant pour M. et Mme Tout-le-Monde qui se battent jour apr\u00e8s jour pour mettre du pain sur la table.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064642\" data-originallang=\"fr\">De notre c\u00f4t\u00e9, nous avons toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 derri\u00e8re l'industrie du bois d'oeuvre. Nous avons eu plusieurs ministres qui l'ont d\u00e9fendue, dont l'honorable Denis Lebel, qui s'est battu pour sa communaut\u00e9 du Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean. Aujourd'hui, il se bat toujours pour l'industrie foresti\u00e8re. J'esp\u00e8re que la motion que nous avons d\u00e9pos\u00e9e aujourd'hui signale clairement que nous sommes tous derri\u00e8re les gens qui vivent des scieries et de l'accord du bois d'oeuvre. On ne doit pas faire de partisanerie sur le dos des travailleurs et des travailleuses du Saguenay\u2014Lac-Saint-Jean, de Charlevoix, de tout le Qu\u00e9bec et de tout le Canada qui vivent de cette industrie. J'esp\u00e8re que le parti d'en face comprendra que c'est un cri du coeur et que nous devons travailler ensemble pour am\u00e9liorer notre avenir. Nous devons tous nous tenir derri\u00e8re les travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064643\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Dans ma circonscription, des gens de Greenpeace sont venus me faire la morale sur la foresterie, et je trouve cela d\u00e9solant. Je n'ai rien contre l'environnement; au contraire, je fais tout pour l'environnement, chez moi. Toutefois, quand des groupes essaient de d\u00e9truire une industrie, c'est qu'il y a une m\u00e9connaissance de l'industrie et un manque d'\u00e9ducation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064644\" data-originallang=\"fr\">C'est \u00e0 nous, les d\u00e9put\u00e9s, d'\u00eatre \u00e0 l'\u00e9coute des repr\u00e9sentants de l'industrie. Aujourd'hui, je demande aux d\u00e9put\u00e9s du parti d'en face de se joindre \u00e0 nous et de voter unanimement pour cette motion importante pour les travailleurs de l'industrie foresti\u00e8re, afin que l'on ait des n\u00e9gociations fi\u00e8res et franches.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064645\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ne baissons pas les bras devant les \u00c9tats-unis.</p>"
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"time": "2017-10-19 10:35:00",
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"en": "Mr. Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Vance Badawey (Niagara-Centre, Lib.)"
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"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064646\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, through NAFTA negotiations, we are taking into consideration already established policies, a national strategy, etc., that we have put in place. We are providing over $150 million over four years to support clean technology and $867 million for the softwood lumber action plan to support workers and communities, as well as a plan to expand market opportunities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064647\" data-originallang=\"en\">Within those negotiations, we are taking into consideration not just a national strategy but also local strategies. Of course, we have injected the objectives contained within those local strategies into our overall objectives with respect to the NAFTA negotiations with our counterparts. With that, we are taking into consideration the interests of all Canadians throughout this great nation.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064648\" data-originallang=\"en\">With respect to the impacts the member may have in her own jurisdiction, what recommendations or strategies is the member putting forward to help us inject those interests into NAFTA negotiations? </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5064646\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, dans le cadre des n\u00e9gociations sur l'ALENA, nous prenons notamment en consid\u00e9ration les politiques d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9tablies et la strat\u00e9gie nationale qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 mise en place. Le gouvernement investit plus de 150 millions de dollars sur quatre ans pour soutenir les technologies vertes et 867 millions de dollars au titre du plan d'action sur le bois d'oeuvre, qui vise \u00e0 soutenir les travailleurs et les collectivit\u00e9s ainsi qu'\u00e0 accro\u00eetre les d\u00e9bouch\u00e9s. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064647\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans le cadre des n\u00e9gociations sur l'ALENA, nous tenons compte \u00e0 la fois de la strat\u00e9gie nationale et des strat\u00e9gies locales. \u00c0 preuve, nous avons ajout\u00e9 les objectifs locaux \u00e0 nos objectifs d'ensemble \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 nos homologues. Ce faisant, nous prenons en consid\u00e9ration l'int\u00e9r\u00eat des Canadiens d'un bout \u00e0 l'autre de notre grand pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5064648\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour ce qui est des r\u00e9percussions qui peuvent se faire sentir dans la circonscription de la d\u00e9put\u00e9e, quelles recommandations ou quelles strat\u00e9gies la d\u00e9put\u00e9e propose-t-elle pour nous aider \u00e0 faire valoir ces int\u00e9r\u00eats au cours des n\u00e9gociations? </p>"
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