Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-03-09 14:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, what the committee will be dealing with is a complex problem involving a number of departmental areas, a number of initiatives including taxation.</p>\n<p>At the same time those members who would vote against the Reform motion are voting against a motion that would have regressive taxation. They are voting against a motion that would penalize families. That is what they are voting against.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/3/9/paul-martin-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/3/9/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F3%2F9%2F"
    }
}