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{
    "time": "2009-10-22 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1638270\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Ethics Commissioner has no jurisdiction over the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>'s guidelines, contrary to the government's disinformation campaign. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1638271\" data-originallang=\"en\">The minister is already under investigation by two officers of Parliament. Furthermore, the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>'s guide states:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1638272\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Compliance with these Guidelines is a term and condition of appointment [as a minister]. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1638273\" data-originallang=\"en\">Given the clear violation of the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>'s own guidelines, what sanctions will the Prime Minister impose against the <a data-HoCid=\"128708\" href=\"/politicians/lisa-raitt/\" title=\"Lisa Raitt\">Minister of Natural Resources</a>?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1638270\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la commissaire \u00e0 l'\u00e9thique n'a pas le pouvoir de faire appliquer les lignes directrices du <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a>, contrairement \u00e0 ce que laisse entendre la campagne de d\u00e9sinformation du gouvernement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1638271\" data-originallang=\"en\">Deux mandataires du Parlement font d\u00e9j\u00e0 enqu\u00eate sur les agissements de la ministre. Le guide impos\u00e9 par le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> mentionne \u00e9galement ceci:</p>\n<blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1638272\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le respect de ces lignes directrices est une modalit\u00e9 de nomination [au poste de ministre]. </p>\n</blockquote><p data-HoCid=\"1638273\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme il est clair que la ministre a viol\u00e9 les lignes directrices impos\u00e9es par le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> lui-m\u00eame, quelles sanctions le premier ministre imposera-t-il \u00e0 la <a data-HoCid=\"128708\" href=\"/politicians/lisa-raitt/\" title=\"Lisa Raitt\">ministre des Ressources naturelles</a>?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2009/10/22/paul-szabo-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-szabo/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3198/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2907369",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Natural Resources",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2009/10/22/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F10%2F22%2F"
    }
}