Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2007-10-31 15:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dave Van Kesteren",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"761892\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I wish to apologize. I was so taken up by my wife's presence with the guests that I brought in a camera and I took a shot. I should not have done that and my whip has duly informed me of that. It will not happen again. I apologize.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"761892\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'aimerais m'excuser. J'\u00e9tais tellement emball\u00e9 par la pr\u00e9sence de ma femme parmi les invit\u00e9s que j'ai cru bon de prendre une photo. Je n'aurais pas d\u00fb le faire, comme l'a d\u00fbment fait remarquer mon whip. Cela ne se reproduira plus. Veuillez m'excuser.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/10/31/dave-van-kesteren-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/dave-van-kesteren/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/601/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2185507",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Presence in Gallery",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/10/31/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2007%2F10%2F31%2F"
    }
}