Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-05-31 11:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. R\u00e9al M\u00e9nard (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Acting Prime Minister.</p>\n<p>In 1980, the largest press baron owned 20 per cent of all Canadian newspapers. The then Liberal government, concerned about the situation, set up a royal inquiry commission, the Kent commission.</p>\n<p>Today, Conrad Black's Hollinger owns 42 per cent of all Canadian newspapers. What steps does the government intend to take to maintain a balance between the economic interests of newspaper owners and the public's right to information?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/5/31/real-menard-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/198/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3277/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Hollinger Inc.",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/5/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F5%2F31%2F"
    }
}