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{
"time": "2012-05-11 11:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Megan Leslie (Halifax, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Megan Leslie (Halifax, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2849902\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Public Service Commission is now investigating 11 questionable appointments to ACOA, more jobs handed to Conservative supporters on a golden platter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2849903\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merit and competence were thrown out the door and now it is the old boys' network of who one knows: a close friend of the <a data-HoCid=\"111558\" href=\"/politicians/peter-mackay/\" title=\"Peter MacKay\">Minister of National Defence</a>, one of his former staffers and a failed Conservative candidate for good measure.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2849904\" data-originallang=\"en\">Why are Conservatives not looking beyond their Facebook friends when they appoint people to this taxpayer-funded group?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2849902\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la Commission de la fonction publique fait enqu\u00eate actuellement sur 11 nominations discutables \u00e0 l'Agence de promotion \u00e9conomique du Canada atlantique, autant de postes d\u00e9cern\u00e9s sur un plateau d'argent aux partisans conservateurs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2849903\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le m\u00e9rite et la comp\u00e9tence n'ont plus la cote. Le r\u00e8gne du copinage et des relations bien plac\u00e9es ont avantag\u00e9 un ami intime du <a data-HoCid=\"111558\" href=\"/politicians/peter-mackay/\" title=\"Peter MacKay\">ministre de la D\u00e9fense nationale</a>, un ancien membre de son personnel politique et, pour faire bonne mesure, un candidat conservateur d\u00e9fait.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2849904\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pourquoi les conservateurs ne sont-ils pas capables de recruter hors de leur cercle d'amis Facebook pour nommer des gens au sein de ce groupe financ\u00e9 par les contribuables?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/5/11/megan-leslie-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/megan-leslie/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1099/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7578722",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Government Appointments",
"fr": "Les nominations gouvernementales"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/5/11/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F5%2F11%2F"
}
}