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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "2010-03-30 15:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Steven Fletcher (Minister of State (Democratic Reform), CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1839663\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, indeed, yesterday this government introduced legislation to limit the terms of senators to eight years. This legislation will ensure that senators gain the experience necessary to fulfill their important role as second sober thought while also allowing the Senate to refresh and renew itself.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1839664\" data-originallang=\"en\">I welcome the members opposite to support our efforts to make the Senate more accountable, effective and democratic.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1839663\" data-originallang=\"en\">Tout \u00e0 fait, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident. Notre gouvernement a d\u00e9pos\u00e9 hier une mesure l\u00e9gislative qui limitera \u00e0 huit ans la dur\u00e9e du mandat des s\u00e9nateurs. Cette mesure l\u00e9gislative permettra de s'assurer que les s\u00e9nateurs auront l'exp\u00e9rience n\u00e9cessaire pour remplir leur important devoir de second examen objectif tout en permettant au S\u00e9nat de se renouveler. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1839664\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'invite nos vis-\u00e0-vis appuyer nos efforts en vue de rendre le S\u00e9nat plus responsable, plus efficace et plus d\u00e9mocratique. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/3/30/steven-fletcher-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/steven-fletcher/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/414/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3071183",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Democratic Reform",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/3/30/",
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}
}