Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1995-11-06 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jean-Paul Marchand (Qu\u00e9bec-Est, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, last week as he left a cabinet meeting, the Minister of Justice clearly raised the possibility of dusting off an ancient federal power of disallowance which has not been used for more than half a century or going before the courts to stop Quebec if someday it wanted another referendum on its political future.</p>\n<p>My question is directed to the Minister of Justice. Could the minister confirm that he intends to use the power of disallowance which, according to the Supreme Court, has become obsolete, to prevent Quebecers from voting democratically on their political future?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1995/11/6/jean-paul-marchand-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/5178/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3307/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Referendums",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1995/11/6/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1995%2F11%2F6%2F"
    }
}