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{
    "time": "2026-03-12 12:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Vincent Ho",
        "fr": "Vincent Ho"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9239131\" data-originallang=\"en\">You're saying that your opinion would have mattered had you been consulted before that firing. You're the chief science adviser. If we're firing hundreds of scientists, it would be incumbent on the government\u2014the Liberal government, which made the decision\u2014to consult you before making that decision.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9239131\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous dites que votre opinion aurait pu changer quelque chose si vous aviez \u00e9t\u00e9 consult\u00e9e avant les mises \u00e0 pied. Vous \u00eates la conseill\u00e8re scientifique en chef. Il incombait au gouvernement \u2014 le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral, qui a pris la d\u00e9cision \u2014 de vous consulter avant de licencier des centaines de scientifiques.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/science-and-research/45-1/28/vincent-ho-24/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/vincent-ho/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4775/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13403561",
    "document_url": "/committees/science-and-research/45-1/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fcommittees%2Fscience-and-research%2F45-1%2F28%2F"
    }
}