Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2002-10-04 13:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. John Bryden (Ancaster\u2014Dundas\u2014Flamborough\u2014Aldershot, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Madam Speaker, I just want to say that much as I respect the member opposite for his kind contributions to this place, I think that when we constantly put it down and constantly deride this place for partisan reasons, and his speech was very partisan, we do a disservice not only to this place but to all Canadians and to this country.</p>\n<p>In fact we on this side feel just as passionately about Parliament and the need to debate issues, and we do debate issues. I wish that the member opposite would find another way to score a political point.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2002/10/4/john-bryden-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4405/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1649/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Committee Business and Reinstatement of Government Bills",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2002/10/4/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2002%2F10%2F4%2F"
    }
}