Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1994-11-24 14:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Lucien Bouchard (Leader of the Opposition, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, in retaliation for NATO air raids on their positions, the Serb forces have taken peacekeepers hostage, including 55 Canadians, in Visoko, all the while pursuing their offensive on the Muslim enclave of Bihac. In addition, some 1,200 peacekeepers under Canadian command are presently in a very vulnerable position as they find themselves besieged by Serb troops.</p>\n<p>Can the Prime Minister bring us up to date on the situation of these Canadian peacekeepers being held hostage and the progress the UN is making in its negotiations with Serb authorities to have them released?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/11/24/lucien-bouchard-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/7874/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3284/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Situation In Bosnia",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/11/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F11%2F24%2F"
    }
}