Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1995-10-16 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Michel Gauthier (Roberval, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, a common thread runs through the Prime Minister's entire political career. Every time Quebec wanted to assert itself, he has stood in its way. We just learned that Elections Canada has initiated the whole process required for holding a Canada-wide referendum. This is probably not a spontaneous initiative by Elections Canada.</p>\n<p>Are we to understand that the Prime Minister is refusing to recognize Quebecers' verdict in the referendum and getting ready to hold a Canada-wide referendum in order to overturn the democratic decision of Quebecers?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1995/10/16/michel-gauthier-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/116/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3311/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Elections Canada",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1995/10/16/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1995%2F10%2F16%2F"
    }
}