Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2000-05-31 15:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jim Abbott (Kootenay\u2014Columbia, Canadian Alliance)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I have in hand a petition from people throughout my constituency that points out that Canadians are overtaxed.</p>\n<p>The petitioners demand that the Department of Human Resources Development account for the gross mismanagement of $3.2 billion annually. They call upon parliament for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Human Resources Development and that the auditor general conduct a full and independent inquiry into HRDC's management and accounting practices.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2000/5/31/jim-abbott-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jim-abbott/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2481/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2000/5/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2000%2F5%2F31%2F"
    }
}