Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2005-06-15 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Maurice Vellacott (Saskatoon\u2014Wanuskewin, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, I wish to present my second series of petitions. There have already been numerous petitions presented on this subject.</p>\n<p>The petitioners want Parliament to use all legislative and administrative measures, including invoking the notwithstanding clause if necessary, to preserve the correct definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. I have several hundred of these petitions to table today.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2005/6/15/maurice-vellacott-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/maurice-vellacott/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1538/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2005/6/15/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2005%2F6%2F15%2F"
    }
}