Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1994-11-14 18:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Leon E. Benoit (Vegreville, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the hon. member opposite talked about how the people who manage the regional diversification programs such as western economic diversification are very good at choosing businesses based on merit.</p>\n<p>I would just like to ask the hon. member specifically what merit. If they are choosing businesses based on merit, why do these businesses need special treatment compared with their competitors?</p>\n<p>I would like the hon. member opposite to give me some examples of businesses that have received money under these programs and demonstrate clearly to me first that it was fair to give them money when not giving competitors money. Second, how is merit determined?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/11/14/leon-benoit-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/leon-benoit/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3071/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Standing Committee On Industry",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/11/14/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F11%2F14%2F"
    }
}