Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-02-04 14:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Jean Chr\u00e9tien (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I think today is a very important day for Canada and all Canadians.</p>\n<p>On behalf of the government, I have signed an agreement on health with all the provinces and an agreement on social union with all the provinces, except Quebec, and both territories. Through this agreement, we are substantially modernizing the federation and establishing consultation mechanisms to develop together social policies that will make Canada even better.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/2/4/jean-chretien-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-chretien/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Social Union",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/2/4/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F2%2F4%2F"
    }
}