Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-10-27 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Grant Hill (Macleod, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, two people in Quebec were killed by Sylvain Boies, who was under the influence of alcohol and driving a stolen vehicle.</p>\n<p>We know that Mr. Boies will be eligible for parole after serving only one-third of his sentence, and also that he will serve that sentence in comfort in the leisure and recreation centres the federal government calls prisons.</p>\n<p>It is urgent for the federal government to introduce the legislation called for by the Standing Committee on Justice to allow life imprisonment for impaired driving leading to someone's death.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/10/27/grant-hill-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3985/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3066/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Impaired Driving",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/10/27/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F10%2F27%2F"
    }
}