Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-03-11 13:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jean H. Leroux (Shefford, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, in keeping with the federal strategy aimed at raising one million Canadian flags before the end of the year, the Minister of Canadian Heritage is strongly suggesting that Quebec summer festivals receiving grants from the federal government increase its visibility on their sites.</p>\n<p>How many additional millions is this going to cost Quebec taxpayers, when the federal government already spent at least $16 million to promote the Canadian identity during the 1995 Quebec referendum campaign?</p>\n<p>I would ask the Prime Minister who is known to have condemned those he considered excessive devotees of the \"flag on the hood\", to remind the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Canadian Heritage that moderation tastes better.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/3/11/jean-h-leroux-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/6472/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3321/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Government Expenditures",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/3/11/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F3%2F11%2F"
    }
}