Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2002-11-07 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Howard Hilstrom (Selkirk\u2014Interlake, Canadian Alliance)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the walkout of grain handlers at the port of Vancouver has been going on for over two months. Now picket lines at Prince Rupert have completely shut down the movement of grain out of the west coast. Due to the drought, this is one of the worst years that farmers in western Canada have ever had. Now the government will not even ensure that their meagre grain crops can be shipped to customers.</p>\n<p>Why will the government not help powerless farmers caught in the middle of this dispute?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2002/11/7/howard-hilstrom-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4259/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1611/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Grain Transportation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2002/11/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2002%2F11%2F7%2F"
    }
}