Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-11-24 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Daniel Turp (Beauharnois\u2014Salaberry, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister stated his intention of unilaterally dictating the rules for the next Quebec referendum. Once again, the federal government is trying to control the right of the Quebec people to decide freely on its own future.</p>\n<p>My question is for the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Can the minister, who is the one behind this, tell us where exactly in the supreme court judgment he finds any indication that the 50% plus 1 rule has been set aside?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/11/24/daniel-turp-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4949/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2663/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Referendums",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/11/24/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F11%2F24%2F"
    }
}