Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-10-01 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce\u2014Lachine, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, it is often said that travel broadens the mind, but I did not think that the Premier of Quebec could be so transformed after fewer than two days away.</p>\n<p>I had to keep rubbing my eyes when I read in the paper this morning that Lucien Bouchard boasted to his French hosts about the bilingual nature\u2014I repeat, the bilingual nature\u2014of the Quebec labour force.</p>\n<p>One might think that the leader of Quebec's separatists, who never misses an opportunity to do battle on the linguistic front, has two different personalities: one international and one local. Outside the country, he recognizes the virtues of bilingualism, while in Quebec, he is against it.</p>\n<p>If he goes on like this\u2014</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/10/1/marlene-jennings-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/marlene-jennings/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2702/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Quebec Premier",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/10/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F10%2F1%2F"
    }
}