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{
    "time": "1996-11-28 15:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Ray Speaker (Lethbridge, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, to facilitate our planning in the Reform Party and to assist the government as much as we can, my understanding is that the Minister of Health will be introducing a major piece of legislation on Tuesday, the tobacco legislation.</p>\n<p>I would like the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader to indicate whether there is any other legislation like that or major bills yet to be introduced that we are not aware of so that we can work them into the plans of the House and facilitate things the best we can.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/11/28/ray-speaker-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/6668/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3065/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business Of The House",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/11/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F11%2F28%2F"
    }
}