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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2002-12-04 15:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Reg Alcock (Winnipeg South, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p>moved, seconded by the member for Rimouski--Neigette-et la-Mitis, for leave to introduce <a href=\"/bills/707/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act respecting Louis Riel\">Bill C-324</a>, an act respecting Louis Riel.</p>\n<p>Mr. Speaker, I am joined in the presentation of the bill by the member for Rimouski--Neigette-et-la Mitis, the member for Regina\u2014Qu'Appelle, the member for South Surrey\u2014White Rock\u2014Langley and the member for Dauphin\u2014Swan River.</p>\n<p>Members from all parties in the House have been involved in the development of the bill. It is a reintroduction of a bill that we had before the previous Parliament. It seeks to reverse the conviction of Louis Riel for the crime of high treason.</p>\n<p>It is an extraordinary move to attempt to undo what the courts have done. There is limited precedent for this in the Commonwealth, but I think all members will agree, to paraphrase a letter that was in the <em>Ottawa Citizen</em> recently, \u201cWhy do we study history if not to learn from it?\u201d</p>\n<p>The bill seeks to remove the stain of treason from one of the founders, a person who has been recognized as one of the fathers of Canadian Confederation.</p>\n<p>(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)</p>",
"fr": ""
},
"url": "/debates/2002/12/4/reg-alcock-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/2182/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3117/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Louis Riel Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2002/12/4/",
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}