Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1994-12-12 14:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Sergio Marchi (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, it is very obvious the member does not know the first thing about the IRB or how it operates.</p>\n<p>It is painfully obvious they are not concerned about the IRB, the institution. They are not concerned about Canada's position vis-a-vis international commitments. This is the same party that wants to do away with the IRB and therefore break its international obligation. That is the position of his party.</p>\n<p>That is not the position of the government party. It is not the position of decent, average Canadians across the country. The board is a good institution that will be made better.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/12/12/sergio-marchi-14/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/6256/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3248/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Immigration And Refugee Board",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/12/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F12%2F12%2F"
    }
}