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{
    "time": "2010-05-27 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Jay Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1992268\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, as I answered the same member yesterday on this very same issue, this is the government that holds itself accountable and that is why we have decided we will ensure that our ministers attend committees to answer the questions. We will not allow our political staff to attend committees and be subjected to the abuse, intimidation and bullying tactics of the coalition opposition parties.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1992269\" data-originallang=\"en\">I note that in an ultimate display of hypocrisy, the Liberal Party filibustered at the government operations committee today to prevent the member from\u2014</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1992268\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, rien n'est plus faux. En fait, comme je l'ai dit hier, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 une question du m\u00eame d\u00e9put\u00e9 sur le m\u00eame sujet, notre gouvernement s'impose de rendre des comptes; c'est pourquoi nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 que nos ministres se pr\u00e9senteraient devant les divers comit\u00e9s afin de r\u00e9pondre aux questions. Nous ne permettrons pas \u00e0 notre personnel politique de le faire et de subir les insultes et l'intimidation des membres de la coalition de l'opposition.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1992269\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je signale que, faisant preuve de l'hypocrisie la plus totale, le Parti lib\u00e9ral s'est livr\u00e9 aujourd'hui, pendant la r\u00e9union du Comit\u00e9 des op\u00e9rations gouvernementales, \u00e0 de l'obstruction syst\u00e9matique pour emp\u00eacher le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de...</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/5/27/jay-hill-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jay-hill/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1284/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3184858",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Committees of the House",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/5/27/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2010%2F5%2F27%2F"
    }
}