Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-12-16 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Gilles Duceppe (Laurier\u2014Sainte-Marie, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, what the minister is saying is that he will not abide by a result of 50% plus one. The Prime Minister said the same thing. He is nodding that he is of the same opinion.</p>\n<p>In light of these statements, I say that his vote counts for more than mine, that the vote of a federalist counts for more than the vote of a sovereignist.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/12/16/gilles-duceppe-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/gilles-duceppe/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3287/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Bill C-20",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/12/16/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F12%2F16%2F"
    }
}