Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-12-01 15:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Greg Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest, PC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<blockquote>\n<p>moved for leave to introduce Bill C-389, an act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (discharge of ballast water).</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Speaker, I thank all members of the House. I guess we have friends on both sides of the House. I appreciate their generosity.</p>\n<p>The bill amends the Canada Shipping Act. Its purpose is to prevent the accidental introduction of living organisms that are not natural to Canada into Canadian waters by the discharge of ship ballast water.</p>\n<p>(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/12/1/greg-thompson-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/greg-thompson/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2523/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada Shipping Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/12/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F12%2F1%2F"
    }
}