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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "1999-11-30 13:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. R\u00e9al M\u00e9nard",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the question is relevant. I think we have to consider this issue as parliamentarians.</p>\n<p>If I were left to my own devices and had to decide only on the basis of what would best serve the interests of Hochelaga\u2014Maisonneuve, I would not hesitate to say that we should use the notwithstanding clause and declare, for five years\u2014this is what the notwithstanding clause provides; we can use it or not\u2014but if we use it, we can declare the 38 existing motorcycle gangs outside the law for five years.</p>\n<p>Yes, I think this is something that must be used and considered.</p>\n<p>On the subject of the legalization of marijuana, the link may not be so direct, because it is in hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine that organized crime deals. I think we have to look at this. Our colleague will recall the excellent work done by the member for Rosemont to have marijuana legalized for therapeutic purposes.</p>\n<p>I have not decided whether we need go further. First off, I do not tend to think we need to. But I think the parliamentary committee will give us all the latitude we need to hear people whose expertise is probably broader and more defined than mine.</p>",
"fr": ""
},
"url": "/debates/1999/11/30/real-menard-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/198/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3277/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Supply",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/1999/11/30/",
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}