Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2002-04-26 11:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Rob Merrifield (Yellowhead, Canadian Alliance)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, four years ago this week the Liberal government turned its back on thousands of Canadians who were poisoned by blood tainted with hepatitis C. Tears flowed in the House and thousands of victims were shut out of a government's artificial legal window.</p>\n<p>It turns out that there is an incredible $900 million remaining in the compensation fund. Can the government find it in its heart to compensate all victims of tainted blood?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2002/4/26/rob-merrifield-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/rob-merrifield/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1569/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Health",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2002/4/26/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2002%2F4%2F26%2F"
    }
}