Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-04-23 12:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Mac Harb (Ottawa Centre, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Madam Speaker, as a consequence of death, separation or divorce, grandparents sometimes have difficulty having access to their grandchildren by the guardian.</p>\n<p>Many jurisdictions have allowed provisions where grandparents could have access to their grandchildren without having to go to court.</p>\n<p>The petitioners want parliament to amend the Divorce Act to include the provision, as supported in Bill C-340, whereby grandparents do not have to go to court in order to have access to their grandchildren.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/4/23/mac-harb-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4675/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3208/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/4/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F4%2F23%2F"
    }
}