Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-03-09 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Mike Scott (Skeena, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister. Recent press reports indicate that this government intends to introduce legislation for the Nisga'a treaty within the next two or three weeks. Yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister implied that this was not the case.</p>\n<p>Will the government commit here and now to withhold Nisga'a legislation in this House until the people of British Columbia have given their democratic consent to the deal, yes or no?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/3/9/mike-scott-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/2100/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3099/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Aboriginal Affairs",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/3/9/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F3%2F9%2F"
    }
}