Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-12-11 10:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. John Nunziata (York South\u2014Weston, Ind.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, on a point of order.</p>\n<p>There is an established procedure in the House to deal with Private Members' Business. All private members have to adhere to a procedure which is established by the House. Now, this particular motion appears to have considerable merit and is deserving of discussion and debate in the House. I would like to know why this motion should take precedence over all other Private Members' Business?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/12/11/john-nunziata-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4892/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2652/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "British Pensioners",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/12/11/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F12%2F11%2F"
    }
}