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English to French: L’opposition canadienne demande au Premier ministre de partager le pouvoir
Source text - English Canadian opposition asks PM to share the power
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Canada's official opposition party called on
Prime Minister Jean Chretien on Monday to relax his grip on power by giving
members of Parliament from all parties more of a say in running the country.
Chuck Strahl of the right-wing Canadian Alliance said the ruling
Liberals' tight control over key parliamentary committees and other
influential positions meant Canadians were losing their trust in Parliament.
Over the last year, members of Parliament from several parties,
complaining they felt increasingly irrelevant, have called for a change to
the way the House of Commons is run.
The complainants say they have virtually no power compared to that
wielded by Prime Minister Chretien -- who won a third majority mandate last
November -- and his top cabinet ministers.
Strahl, the Alliance's house leader, unveiled a 12-point plan he said
would allow members of Parliament (MPs) to contribute more.
"It's simply about making Parliament more responsive to Canadians,
making MPs on both sides of the house more productive and effective and
building trust between the House of Commons and the Canadians who elect
their Parliament," he told a news conference.
But the Liberals quickly struck back, saying the plan was badly thought
out and irrelevant.
"To say it was seriously flawed would be to give it a compliment," said
Don Boudria, the minister in charge of day-to-day government affairs.
"I'm in favor of improving things in Parliament but this thing is
half-baked," he told Reuters, denying the Liberals were trying to
marginalize members of Parliament.
The Alliance wants to allow more free votes in the House of Common and
says the heads of parliamentary committees should be elected by a secret
vote rather than effectively being nominated by the prime minister's office.
"These (proposals) collectively shift the responsibility somewhat at
least from the prime minister's office to parliamentarians in general and I
think that shift would do much to restore people's faith in Parliament,"
Strahl said.
But the chances of any significant changes seem limited, given a prime
minister's traditionally tight control over his caucus.
Opposition parties' frustration with their lack of power to foil the
Liberal government has twice in the past two years prompted them to add
hundreds of amendments to pieces of legislation, forcing extra days of
voting before the bills could be passed.
Strahl said that by agreeing to the Alliance proposals to give members
of Parliament more power, Chretien could easily ensure the end of such
obstructionist tactics.
"I think (these tactics) would be restricted or voluntarily pulled back
if the government would just say 'I'm willing to listen to your point of
view'. That's all we're asking," he said.
In the next few weeks, parliamentarians will elect a new speaker as well
as the heads of parliamentary committees.
"All MPs from all parties had better understand that it (change) is
going to happen in the next six weeks or it's not going to happen," Strahl
said.
Translation - French L’opposition canadienne demande au Premier ministre de partager le pouvoir
par David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, 9 janvier (Reuters) – Le parti de l’opposition officielle canadienne a invité lundi le Premier ministre Jean Chrétien à relâcher son emprise sur le pouvoir en donnant aux députés de tous partis plus de poids dans la gestion du pays.
Chuck Strahl, de l’Alliance canadienne, un parti de droite sur l’échiquier politique canadien, a déclaré que le contrôle rigoureux exercé par les libéraux sur les principaux comités parlementaires et sur d’autres postes d’influence signifie que la confiance que les Canadiens accordent au Parlement est en train de se perdre.
Depuis l’an dernier, les députés de plusieurs partis, mécontents de se sentir de plus en plus sur la touche, ont demandé un changement dans le mode de fonctionnement de la Chambre des communes.
Ceux qui se plaignent disent qu’ils n’ont pratiquement aucun pouvoir en regard des pouvoirs détenus par le Premier ministre Chrétien - qui a remporté un troisième mandat majoritaire en novembre dernier – et par ses principaux ministres du Cabinet.
Strahl, le leader de l’Alliance aux Communes, a dévoilé un plan en 12 points qui, dit-il, devrait permettre une plus large contribution des députés en Chambre.
"Il s’agit simplement de permettre au Parlement d’être plus à l’écoute des Canadiens, aux députés des deux ailes politiques d’être plus productifs et plus efficaces et de développer une confiance entre la Chambre des communes et les Canadiens qui élisent leur Parlement", a-t-il déclaré lors d’une conférence de presse.
Mais les libéraux ont rapidement réagi en disant que ce plan était mal conçu et non pertinent.
"Dire qu’il contient de graves lacunes serait un compliment", a déclaré Don Boudria, ministre chargé des affaires gouvernementales courantes.
"Je suis en faveur d’améliorer les choses au Parlement mais ce projet est bâclé", a-t-il confié à Reuters, niant que les libéraux tenteraient de marginaliser les députés.
L’Alliance veut autoriser davantage de votes libres à la Chambre des communes et affirme que les chefs des comités parlementaires devraient être élus par vote secret plutôt que d’être nommés, comme ils le sont actuellement, par le bureau du Premier ministre.
"Dans leur ensemble, ces (propositions) déplacent quelque peu la responsabilité, à tout le moins du bureau du Premier ministre aux parlementaires en général et je pense que ce transfert devrait être bénéfique pour restaurer la confiance des citoyens dans le Parlement", a indiqué Strahl.
Mais les chances de changements déterminants semblent limitées compte tenu du contrôle étroit que le Premier ministre maintient sur son caucus.
La frustration des partis d’opposition quant à leur manque de pouvoir pour faire contrepoids au gouvernement libéral les a conduits par deux fois dans les deux dernières années à ajouter des centaines d’amendements à des projets de loi, obligeant le Parlement à tenir des sessions de vote supplémentaires avant que les projets puissent être adoptés.
Strahl a déclaré qu’en autorisant les propositions de l’Alliance qui visent à donner plus de pouvoir aux députés, Chrétien pourrait facilement mettre un terme à ces tactiques d’obstruction parlementaire.
"Je suis persuadé que (ces tactiques) resteraient limitées ou qu’elles seraient volontairement mises à l’écart si le gouvernement acceptait de dire ‘je suis prêt à écouter votre point de vue’. C’est tout ce que nous demandons", a-t-il affirmé.
Dans les prochaines semaines, les parlementaires vont élire un nouveau président ainsi que les chefs des comités parlementaires.
"Il faut que tous les députés de tous les partis comprennent que (ce changement) doit se faire dans les six prochaines semaines, ou alors il ne se fera jamais", a déclaré Strahl.
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Years of experience: 8. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 1999.
Expertise in writing, translating, revising and proofreading both in English and French for the public and private sectors: Federal & provincial governments, press agencies, private and non for profit organizations.
Specialization areas: Law, General Medicine & Health, Industrial Relations, Arts, Finance, Tourism.
Examples of documents translated in French:
- Tribunal decisions, Legal submissions, Medical reports and working papers, Website, Annual Reports, Legal & administrative correspondence, Quarterly Reports, News bulletins and Information booklets
- Daily articles and weekly features for Reuters Canada to be transmitted online to French-speaking countries such as Quebec, France, Belgium, Switzerland, African countries and French West Indies. Domains of interest: Sports, Science, Economy & Finance, Society & Culture, Politics;
- Proofreading and editing of documents in French and English relative to banking procedures for a major financial organisation;
- Comparative revising and proofreading of both English and French issues of a Quarterly review published by Human Resources Development Canada, Labour Program, specialized in Industrial Relations and Labour issues and trends;
- Translation and proofreading for Kodak Canada of documents related to imaging products: professional, printing and digital imaging, promotional literature, marketing surveys, newsletters and Communications & Public Affairs.
Education:
- B.A. French & Anglo-American Studies, University Paris X (France) completed in 1987
- M.A. Anglo-American Studies,University Paris X, core curriculum completed in 1988.
- 6 month Training in Journalism, Information Service, CEPFIA, Paris (France) completed in 1982.
- 2 year linguistic & educative stay in the USA.
Experience:
-Senior Translator-reviser for the Workplace & Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Government of Ontario since 2001
- Translator English to French for Reuters Canada, February 1999 to January 2001
- English to French Translator & Reviser-Proofreader at Famous Players Media for the Quebec market
- English and French Reviser-Proofreader for the Federal government, Human Resources Development Canada since Autumn 1998
- Coordinator of the team of translators for Kodak Canada in 1996-1997
- Assistant editor for a French monthly newspaper dedicated to the promotion of regional culture
- various contracts as a translator or proofreader with private organizations.
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