Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-12-08 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Alexa McDonough (Halifax, NDP)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, publicly funded MRI scanners in Ontario are being used on dogs while the sick sometimes wait six months. Federal and provincial cutbacks force hospitals to moonlight by selling their MRI services to veterinarians. If your dog needs a scan no problem; 48 hours fix you right up. If your child needs a scan it may take a lot longer.</p>\n<p>If the health minister disagrees with these practices, what is he doing about it?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/12/8/alexa-mcdonough-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/192/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2543/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Health",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/12/8/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F12%2F8%2F"
    }
}