Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-03-20 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Jean Augustine (Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Liberal government announced that residents of Hong Kong would continue to be exempt from Canada's visitor visa requirement after the territory has been returned to Chinese control.</p>\n<p>Could the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration inform the House why this is an important initiative for Canada?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/3/20/jean-augustine-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3355/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3174/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Hong Kong",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/3/20/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F3%2F20%2F"
    }
}