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{
"time": "2010-04-20 16:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. John Weston (West Vancouver\u2014Sunshine Coast\u2014Sea to Sky Country, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1883106\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my friend opposite. I, too, am very proud of Quebec. I have spent a lot of time in Quebec City. I worked for the Quebec government when Ren\u00e9 L\u00e9vesque was premier, and my children are in French immersion. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1883107\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Even though I represent British Columbia, I am proud of the growth of the French language throughout the country. But, at the same time, I recognize that there is more than one way of seeing Canada. There are the people, as well. There are elected representatives such as myself who represent 129,000 people. There is no sense of equality between other members and those who must represent so many people.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1883108\" data-originallang=\"fr\">So, I have to ask. Does my friend believe in the equality of members in this House?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1883106\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai \u00e9cout\u00e9 avec beaucoup d'int\u00e9r\u00eat le discours de mon ami de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9. Je suis aussi tr\u00e8s fier du Qu\u00e9bec. Je suis quelqu'un qui a pass\u00e9 beaucoup de temps dans la ville de Qu\u00e9bec. J'ai travaill\u00e9 pour le gouvernement qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois quand M. Ren\u00e9 L\u00e9vesque \u00e9tait premier ministre et mes trois enfants sont dans une \u00e9cole d'immersion fran\u00e7aise. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1883107\" data-originallang=\"fr\">M\u00eame si je suis un repr\u00e9sentant de la Colombie-Britannique, je suis fier de l'\u00e9panouissement du fran\u00e7ais dans tout le pays. Toutefois, en m\u00eame temps, je peux avouer qu'il y a plus qu'une fen\u00eatre \u00e0 travers laquelle nous voyons le pays canadien. Il y a aussi la population. Il y a des \u00e9lus comme moi qui repr\u00e9sentent 129 000 personnes. Il n'y a pas un sens d'\u00e9galit\u00e9 entre les autres d\u00e9put\u00e9s et ceux qui doivent repr\u00e9senter autant de personnes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1883108\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Alors, je dois poser la question suivante. Mon ami cro\u00eet-il, oui ou non, \u00e0 l'\u00e9galit\u00e9 des d\u00e9put\u00e9s dans cette Chambre?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/4/20/john-weston-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/john-weston/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1226/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3106743",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition motion\u2014Representation of Quebec in the House of Commons",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/4/20/",
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}
}