Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-12-05 11:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I have already demonstrated how the government, prior to the deficit being eliminated, began the process of income tax reduction.</p>\n<p>The Reform Party's official position is that there should be no income tax cuts until the deficit is eliminated. Is the hon. member now standing in the House and telling the country that they have flip flopped and that prior to the deficit being eliminated they agree with us that we should begin the process of income tax reduction?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/12/5/paul-martin-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/12/5/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F12%2F5%2F"
    }
}