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{
    "time": "1994-11-24 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Pat O'Brien (London-Middlesex, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.</p>\n<p>The Hong Kong government has admitted that 142 Vietnamese refugees were injured in a forced repatriation operation at the end of September. There is also a proven risk to the safety of these refugees returning to Vietnam.</p>\n<p>Could the minister inform us of what actions the Canadian government is taking to ensure the fair treatment and safety of Vietnamese refugees in southeast Asia?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/11/24/pat-obrien-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3410/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3195/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Refugees",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/11/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F11%2F24%2F"
    }
}