Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2002-10-04 13:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Peter Stoffer",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is clear in this House that the rules state when a vote is taken all members of the House must be in their seats at that time. Even though we lost the vote on this one the precedent can be dangerously set, Madam Speaker, if you allow the member for Peterborough's vote to stand. He was not in his seat. He does not deserve the right to vote on this particular aspect.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2002/10/4/peter-stoffer-9/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/peter-stoffer/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1643/",
    "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"
    }
}