Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-11-02 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Art Hanger (Calgary Northeast, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, Canada's military has a proud tradition of serving overseas but they have not been given the proper tools to do the job.</p>\n<p>The foreign affairs minister finds it tiresome to talk about the equipment they so desperately need. He finds it tiresome to worry about whether or not our troops have the protection they need when they are putting their lives on the line.</p>\n<p>Why does the defence minister defend the foreign affairs minister's insults and not defend our troops?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/11/2/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/1999/11/2/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F11%2F2%2F"
    }
}