Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1995-04-03 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Jean Chr\u00e9tien (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, you know our system of law. No one is guilty until there is a conviction in court. A person has the right to defend his or her point of view. I do not think the House of Commons is the place to debate that.</p>\n<p>At some time any member of Parliament can be subject to accusations but in our criminal law system justice means that nobody is guilty until found guilty.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1995/4/3/jean-chretien-11/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-chretien/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "St. John's West",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1995/4/3/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1995%2F4%2F3%2F"
    }
}