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{
    "time": "1996-09-24 10:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua (York North, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>The second petition, Madam Speaker, draws to the attention of the House the government's red book commitment to reduce the deficit to 3 per cent of GDP and the fact that we have surpassed that goal.</p>\n<p>The petitioners call on Parliament to continue to keep its commitment to Canadians and pursue its deficit action so that the government will reach its deficit target of 2 per cent of GDP by 1997-98.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/9/24/maurizio-bevilacqua-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/maurizio-bevilacqua/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3246/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/9/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F9%2F24%2F"
    }
}