Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2003-10-23 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Allan Rock (Minister of Industry, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Because, Mr. Speaker, it was about the time that I was dealing with this file and the issue was brought into focus.</p>\n<p>However I do want to emphasize that I was not involved in decisions that affected the Irving companies. I went to the ethics counsellor before that happened.</p>\n<p>The member has made reference to a statement, which I will be making public this afternoon, in which I go through the chronology, in which I also say that it was a mistake for me to go on that trip without making immediate disclosure, and in which I apologize to members of the House, to my colleagues and to Canadians.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2003/10/23/allan-rock-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4501/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3172/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Ethics",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2003/10/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2003%2F10%2F23%2F"
    }
}