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{
    "time": "2010-12-15 16:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. John Weston (West Vancouver\u2014Sunshine Coast\u2014Sea to Sky Country, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2259943\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is with mixed emotions that I present two related petitions. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2259944\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners act in the name of Genoa Jean May, Gennie, who 25 years ago, at age 3, was kidnapped, raped and murdered. The petitioners believe that the parole system should be changed and they present 151 signatures in support of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"4615792\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-39/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-39</a>, and 156 signatures in support of Bill <a data-HoCid=\"4668958\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-48/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act\">C-48</a>, asking that the system be changed to give more fairness to victims of crime.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2259943\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c\u2019est avec des sentiments partag\u00e9s que je pr\u00e9sente deux p\u00e9titions \u00e9troitement li\u00e9es. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2259944\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires prennent cette initiative au nom de Genoa Jean May, Gennie, qui, il y a 25 ans, alors qu\u2019elle avait trois ans, a \u00e9t\u00e9 enlev\u00e9e, viol\u00e9e et assassin\u00e9e. Les p\u00e9titionnaires pensent que le syst\u00e8me des lib\u00e9rations conditionnelles devrait faire l\u2019objet d\u2019une refonte. Ils pr\u00e9sentent 151 signatures en appui au projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"4615792\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-39/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C-39</a> et 156 signatures en appui au projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"4668958\" href=\"/bills/40-3/C-48/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence Act\">C-48</a>. Ils demandent que le syst\u00e8me soit am\u00e9lior\u00e9 afin d\u2019\u00eatre rendu plus \u00e9quitable \u00e0 l\u2019endroit des victimes d\u2019actes criminels.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/12/15/john-weston-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-weston/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1226/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3688952",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Petitions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Justice",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/12/15/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2010%2F12%2F15%2F"
    }
}