Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2005-05-31 17:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Walt Lastewka (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, when the Gomery commission began, Justice Gomery repeated very clearly in his opening remarks that:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I am entitled to draw conclusions as to whether there has been misconduct and who may be responsible for it.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>In fact, he used an example:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>--whether there was political influence involved in the activities and, if so, by whom, to what purpose, and to what effect...whether any person or organization in the Government of Canada gained an advantage financially, politically or otherwise from the activities and, if so who, to what purpose, and to what effect;</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I understand the NDP gets it. I understand the Bloc gets it. The members of the government on this side get it. I have a hard time to understand why the member and his party do not get it.</p>\n<p>Did the member not read or not hear what Justice Gomery said very clearly?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2005/5/31/walt-lastewka-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/1698/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3229/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2005/5/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2005%2F5%2F31%2F"
    }
}