Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1995-02-15 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Pierrette Venne (Saint-Hubert, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.</p>\n<p>After stalling for over five months, the Minister of Justice finally decided to table his gun control bill. This bill represents a retreat from the government's original intentions, especially with regard to handguns.</p>\n<p>Since the minister claims to be settling an urgent social problem, why must we wait at least eight years for his bill to have an effect?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1995/2/15/pierrette-venne-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/5214/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3315/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Gun Control Bill",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1995/2/15/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1995%2F2%2F15%2F"
    }
}