Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-09-24 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Gaston Leroux (Richmond-Wolfe, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, for decades now the government has been dealing out hard blows to francophones outside Quebec. Their lives are becoming increasingly difficult. They are losing ground. The rate of assimilation keeps on growing. And the government picks this moment to strike another hard blow to francophone and Acadian communities in Canada through the CBC cuts.</p>\n<p>My question is for the heritage minister. How can she agree to be the one to add yet another blow to the history of francophones outside Quebec, one which will help to hasten their assimilation?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/9/24/gaston-leroux-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/5011/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3309/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Francophones Outside Quebec",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/9/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F9%2F24%2F"
    }
}