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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2012-04-25 16:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Charlie Angus",
"fr": "M. Charlie Angus"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2809838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I cannot say anything about what happens in Hamilton because I share a seat with a guy from Hamilton and I have played gigs in Hamilton and it is a pretty tough town. I was told when I went to Hamilton that I was in the big city and I had better behave, so I am not going to mention anything about what happened at that event. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2809839\" data-originallang=\"en\">There are always altercations. There is always going to be push-back. There are always going to be issues of how people defend themselves. What we are trying to do is clarify the laws. To use the example of the Lucky Moose that was being hit again and again and with no police there, it is not unreasonable for the shopkeeper to be able to stop the criminal.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2809840\" data-originallang=\"en\">My colleague's advice is wise. We have to ensure there is discretion. We have to remind people to be careful. It is better to wait and let the police do it. People should not get hurt over a box of Smarties. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2809838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je ne peux rien dire au sujet de ce qui se passe \u00e0 Hamilton parce que mon voisin de banquette est originaire de cette ville. J'ai donn\u00e9 des spectacles \u00e0 Hamilton et je puis vous dire que c'est une ville o\u00f9 on joue tr\u00e8s dur. Quand je suis all\u00e9 \u00e0 Hamilton, on m'a dit que c'\u00e9tait une grande ville et que j'avais avantage \u00e0 bien me comporter. Par cons\u00e9quent, je ne vais rien dire au sujet de ce qui s'est pass\u00e9 \u00e0 cette occasion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2809839\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il y aura toujours des altercations et des bousculades. On s'interrogera toujours sur la fa\u00e7on dont les gens choisissent de se d\u00e9fendre. Nous tentons d'\u00e9claircir les lois. Dans le cas du Lucky Moose, un magasin qui s'est fait cambrioler \u00e0 maintes reprises et qui n'\u00e9tait pas surveill\u00e9 par la police, il n'\u00e9tait pas d\u00e9raisonnable de penser que le propri\u00e9taire serait en mesure d'arr\u00eater le criminel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2809840\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les conseils de mon coll\u00e8gue sont sages. Nous devons veiller \u00e0 ce qu'il y ait un pouvoir discr\u00e9tionnaire. Nous devons rappeler aux gens qu'ils doivent \u00eatre prudents. Il vaut mieux attendre et laisser la police intervenir. Il ne vaut pas la peine de se faire blesser pour une bo\u00eete de Smarties.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/4/25/charlie-angus-7/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/charlie-angus/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1434/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7532846",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act",
"fr": "Loi sur l'arrestation par des citoyens et la l\u00e9gitime d\u00e9fense"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/4/25/",
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}
}