Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-04-19 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Richard M. Harris (Prince George\u2014Bulkley Valley, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my third petition is from constituents of Prince George\u2014Bulkley Valley as well.</p>\n<p>They are concerned about the misunderstanding of the act of marriage which is clearly defined by government acts. They pray that parliament enact Bill C-225, an act to amend the Marriage Act and the Interpretation Act, so as to define in statute that a marriage can only be entered into between a single male and a single female.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/4/19/dick-harris-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/dick-harris/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3095/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/4/19/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F4%2F19%2F"
    }
}