Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-10-07 15:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Walt Lastewka (St. Catharines, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I wish to table petitions from my constituents in the St. Catharines and Niagara area.</p>\n<p>The petitioners say they are alarmed and deeply disturbed by the further victimization of the families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy by reason of the use of the Bernardo video tapes.</p>\n<p>The undersigned citizens of Canada petition the Parliament of Canada to amend section 486(1) of the Criminal Code by enacting a specific exemption to the rule by excluding evidence of child and coerced pornography.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/10/7/walt-lastewka-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/1698/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3229/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/10/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F10%2F7%2F"
    }
}