Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2004-05-12 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Jacques Saada (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister responsible for Democratic Reform, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I understand my colleague's question. The decision on the Ra\u00eeche case was indeed made public yesterday. It is a good 40 pages long and merits close study.</p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this decision raises questions that go far beyond simply establishing the electoral map for two electoral districts. It questions the very independence of the commission, which was established under the laws of our Parliament specifically to be separate from political interference. The hon. member's request for a bill would compromise the commission's independence. We must consider all this before we decide what to do.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2004/5/12/jacques-saada-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/2677/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2670/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Electoral Boundaries",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2004/5/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2004%2F5%2F12%2F"
    }
}