Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1994-05-24 14:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. R\u00e9al M\u00e9nard (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, a study commissioned by the federal government concluded that over 10,000 defence industry jobs had been lost in Quebec since 1987. It also indicated that unless action is taken, 10,000 more jobs are in danger of disappearing within five years.</p>\n<p>Given this alarming context, how can the Minister of Industry refuse to implement an emergency plan to put defence industries to alternate, civilian uses, thereby preserving thousands of jobs in Quebec?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/5/24/real-menard-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/198/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3277/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Defence Industry Conversion",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/5/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F5%2F24%2F"
    }
}