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{
    "time": "2007-02-26 17:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Ken Epp (Edmonton\u2014Sherwood Park, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"458640\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have a very short question for the member.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"458641\" data-originallang=\"en\">He used the word principled on a number of occasions. I think that we all agree in this place that when one acts on principle, one acts unselfishly and to the best of his or her ability for the benefit of others in our society, especially those of us who are working in this place.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"458642\" data-originallang=\"en\">The member, earlier in his speech, said that he believed these provisions should be retained. Now he is saying that on principle he will be abstaining. To me, that is sort of an internal contradiction. I would like him to explain that, please.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"458640\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai une tr\u00e8s courte question \u00e0 poser au d\u00e9put\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"458641\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il s'est servi du terme \u00ab principes \u00bb \u00e0 quelques reprises. Je crois que nous pouvons tous nous entendre pour dire que lorsqu'une personne agit en fonction de principes, elle agit de fa\u00e7on non \u00e9go\u00efste et au meilleur de ses capacit\u00e9s pour le b\u00e9n\u00e9fice des autres personnes dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, c'est particuli\u00e8rement vrai de ceux qui travaillent dans cet endroit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"458642\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le d\u00e9put\u00e9, plus t\u00f4t dans son discours, a affirm\u00e9 qu'il croyait que l'on devrait maintenir ces dispositions. Maintenant, il affirme qu'il va s'abstenir pour des raisons de principes. Cela me semble une contradiction intrins\u00e8que. J'aimerais qu'il s'explique \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/2/26/ken-epp-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/99/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1249/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1936494",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Orders of the Day",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Anti-terrorism Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/2/26/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2007%2F2%2F26%2F"
    }
}