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{
    "time": "2012-11-07 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Vic Toews (Minister of Public Safety, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3057756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, let us be clear on what I said. This is a very sad case and our thoughts go out to Ms. Smith's family. Some of the behaviour seen in these videos is absolutely unacceptable. Our government has directed Correctional Service Canada to fully co-operate with the coroner's inquest.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3057756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, permettez-moi de pr\u00e9ciser mes propos. C'est une affaire tr\u00e8s triste et nos pens\u00e9es accompagnent la famille de Mme Smith. Certains comportements observ\u00e9s dans ces vid\u00e9os sont absolument inacceptables. Le gouvernement a demand\u00e9 au Service correctionnel du Canada de collaborer pleinement \u00e0 l'enqu\u00eate du coroner.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2012/11/7/vic-toews-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/vic-toews/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1306/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7773782",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Correctional Service Canada",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2012/11/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F11%2F7%2F"
    }
}