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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2013-11-29 12:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. David Sweet (Ancaster\u2014Dundas\u2014Flamborough\u2014Westdale, CPC)",
"fr": "M. David Sweet (Ancaster\u2014Dundas\u2014Flamborough\u2014Westdale, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3495729\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, as we enter the Christmas season, I hear a lot about political correctness and wishing someone merry Christmas. There are those who will say, \u201cdo not say merry Christmas; say happy holidays\u201d. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3495730\" data-originallang=\"en\">Political correctness is deluding Christmas in a well-intentioned but unnecessary attempt to be inclusive. After all, we deck the halls of Parliament with Christmas trees, not holiday trees.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3495731\" data-originallang=\"en\">As we spread holiday cheer this Christmas season, I ask the <a data-HoCid=\"194600\" href=\"/politicians/tim-uppal/\" title=\"Tim Uppal\">Minister of State for Multiculturalism</a> if he considers it an offence to wish someone merry Christmas during the holiday season?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3495729\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, \u00e0 l'approche de No\u00ebl, j'entends beaucoup parler de rectitude politique et des souhaits \u00e0 formuler en cette saison de festivit\u00e9s. Il y a des gens qui disent que nous ne devrions pas souhaiter un joyeux No\u00ebl, mais plut\u00f4t de joyeuses F\u00eates.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3495730\" data-originallang=\"en\">La rectitude politique affadit No\u00ebl, car on essaie, de fa\u00e7on bien intentionn\u00e9e, mais inutile, d'inclure tout le monde. Apr\u00e8s tout, nous d\u00e9corons les couloirs du Parlement avec des arbres de No\u00ebl, pas avec des arbres des F\u00eates.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3495731\" data-originallang=\"en\">Alors que nous r\u00e9pandons de la joie pendant le temps des F\u00eates, je poserai la question suivante au <a data-HoCid=\"194600\" href=\"/politicians/tim-uppal/\" title=\"Tim Uppal\">ministre d'\u00c9tat au Multiculturalisme</a>: trouve-t-il que souhaiter joyeux No\u00ebl \u00e0 quelqu'un est insultant?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/11/29/david-sweet-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/david-sweet/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/586/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8170038",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Multiculturalism",
"fr": "Le multiculturalisme"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/11/29/",
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}
}