Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-11-18 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Art Hanger (Calgary Northeast, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the defence minister knows that the Reform Party is on record as supporting a $2 billion increase in the defence budget.</p>\n<p>In fact the chairman of the defence committee, a Liberal member, is also on record as supporting a $2 billion increase in the defence budget. Yet the minister still drags his heels and feet along the ground.</p>\n<p>What is the defence minister waiting for? Will he restore funding? Yes or no.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/11/18/art-hanger-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/131/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3053/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "National Defence",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/11/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F11%2F18%2F"
    }
}