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{
    "time": "2012-10-29 16:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Kennedy Stewart",
        "fr": "M. Kennedy Stewart"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3030173\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I really do not think Parliament was created for us to ask real questions and to get stock answers back. Bills are then forced through without any real debate before Canadians get a chance to look at the details. We should pause and try to respect the institution we are in.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3030173\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je ne pense vraiment pas que le Parlement a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 pour nous permettre de poser de vraies questions, mais de n'obtenir que des r\u00e9ponses toutes faites en retour. On force ensuite l'adoption des projets de loi sans qu'il y ait eu de v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9bat, et avant que les Canadiens aient eu la possibilit\u00e9 d'en examiner les d\u00e9tails. Nous devrions marquer un temps d'arr\u00eat et essayer de respecter l'institution dont nous faisons partie.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2012/10/29/kennedy-stewart-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/kennedy-stewart/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4100/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7747239",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Jobs and Growth Act, 2012",
        "fr": "Loi de 2012 sur l'emploi et la croissance"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2012/10/29/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F10%2F29%2F"
    }
}