Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-03-12 14:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Michel Gauthier (Leader of the Opposition, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the events in China at the moment are extremely perturbing. The Minister of Foreign Affairs yesterday met with the Chinese ambassador for the second time in three days in order to express Canada's deep concern over the crisis between China and Taiwan.</p>\n<p>My question is for whoever can answer on behalf of the government. With the crisis in the Taiwan Strait escalating daily and the United States' decision to deploy a number of ships there, would the minister or the secretary of state inform this House of the discussions between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese ambassador and of the Government of Canada's position in this matter?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/3/12/michel-gauthier-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/116/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3311/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taiwan",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/3/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F3%2F12%2F"
    }
}