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{
    "time": "2008-01-30 14:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Beauharnois\u2014Salaberry, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"873248\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, the events surrounding Chalk River highlighted the fact that the problem is not limited only to the safe use of nuclear energy. This matter exposed this government's penchant for interference. In unceremoniously dismissing the president of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Linda Keen, it fired someone who did not share the Conservative philosophy.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"873249\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Will the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> admit that Ms. Keen's dismissal was merely a means to cover up the incompetence of Atomic Energy of Canada and to send a message to the public service, specifically, that the Conservative way is \u201cmy way or the highway\u201d?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"873248\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les \u00e9v\u00e9nements de Chalk River ont mis en lumi\u00e8re le fait que le probl\u00e8me ne se limite pas au seul aspect de l'usage s\u00e9curitaire de l'\u00e9nergie nucl\u00e9aire. Cette affaire a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 le penchant de ce gouvernement pour l'ing\u00e9rence. En cong\u00e9diant sans m\u00e9nagement la pr\u00e9sidente de la Commission canadienne de s\u00fbret\u00e9 nucl\u00e9aire, Linda Keen, il a limog\u00e9 quelqu'un qui ne pensait pas comme lui.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"873249\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En fait, le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> admettra-t-il que le cong\u00e9diement de Mme Keen n'a servi qu'\u00e0 camoufler l'incomp\u00e9tence d'\u00c9nergie atomique du Canada et \u00e0 donner le signal \u00e0 la fonction publique que, en dehors de la pens\u00e9e conservatrice, point de salut?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/1/30/claude-debellefeuille-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/claude-debellefeuille/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/391/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2284703",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Chalk River Nuclear Facilities",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/1/30/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2008%2F1%2F30%2F"
    }
}