Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2004-03-31 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Vic Toews (Provencher, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, while the Prime Minister was busy avoiding Canadian taxes in Barbados, he was also telling Canadians he had a better way of appointing Supreme Court of Canada judges. However, since becoming Prime Minister, he has failed to put forward any new ideas about appointing judges.</p>\n<p>It is clear he was able to avoid paying personal income taxes because of his offshore havens. What about a better justice system for Canada?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2004/3/31/vic-toews-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/vic-toews/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1609/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Supreme Court of Canada",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2004/3/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2004%2F3%2F31%2F"
    }
}