Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-02-18 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Jean Chr\u00e9tien (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I explained to the House that we wish to be able to reform the Senate, but under the Constitution of Canada the Parliament of Canada cannot reform the Senate alone. The powers and the numbers are subject to constitutional changes. We are willing to do that when the provinces are ready.</p>\n<p>At this time some people are proposing an equal Senate, with the provinces having equal representation. In order to change the Senate we need the consent of the provinces and at this moment the provinces are not pushing\u2014</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/2/18/jean-chretien-25/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-chretien/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Senate",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/2/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F2%2F18%2F"
    }
}