Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-10-28 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Jean Chr\u00e9tien (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, we have been here for four years now and Reform members always shoot at a target which does not exist.</p>\n<p>The only people who talk about a tax in the House of Commons are the members of the Reform Party.</p>\n<p>We will take a responsible position for Canadians.</p>\n<p>It is a serious problem, despite the lack of opposition policies in this field.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/10/28/jean-chretien-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-chretien/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Environment",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/10/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F10%2F28%2F"
    }
}