Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-05-31 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Sheila Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the cultural policy adopted by the United States following acceptance of Bill C-55 is an admission for the first time in that country's history that we do in fact have the right to treat culture differently.</p>\n<p>This must be part of an overall strategy such as we are now implementing with France and other countries, which also think that culture should be accorded special treatment.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/5/31/sheila-copps-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4533/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3179/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Publishing Industry",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/5/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F5%2F31%2F"
    }
}