Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-11-30 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. John Reynolds (West Vancouver\u2014Sunshine Coast, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, on February 2, 1999, the Minister of Justice said this about child pornography: \u201cWe are acting immediately. We will not wait for this case to reach the supreme court\u201d.</p>\n<p>Since she made those statements, a 300,000 signature petition has been tabled calling for the reinstatement of the possession of child pornography as a criminal offence. Numerous individuals have used the Sharpe decision as a defence to avoid prosecution. Sixty-three Liberal MPs and six Liberal senators have called on the Prime Minister to invoke the notwithstanding clause and further the petitions that have been circulated.</p>\n<p>The result of this is the Minister of Justice has received 6,500 signatures on a cruelty to animals petition. The minister has decreed this issue as pre-eminent in the legislative sweepstakes.</p>\n<p>It is regrettable that this minister has her priorities so wrong.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/11/30/john-reynolds-8/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3164/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2506/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Child Pornography",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/11/30/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F11%2F30%2F"
    }
}