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{
"time": "2013-11-04 14:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Pat Martin (Winnipeg-Centre, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3454518\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I know that the <a data-HoCid=\"194627\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">Minister of Public Works</a> is fully capable of answering such a simple question in her capacity as the Receiver General for Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3454519\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Receiver General is responsible for accepting all payments to the government. The <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> said on May 9, \u201cSenator Duffy some months ago repaid the money\u201d. That means a cheque went through her office.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3454520\" data-originallang=\"en\">Would the <a data-HoCid=\"194627\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">Minister of Public Works</a> table in the House today a true copy of the cancelled cheque that the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> claims he received before May 9? The Prime Minister's credibility stands on the line, based on her answers.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3454518\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je sais que la <a data-HoCid=\"194627\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">ministre des Travaux publics</a>, en sa qualit\u00e9 de receveur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Canada, est tout \u00e0 fait capable de r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 une question aussi simple. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3454519\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le receveur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral est responsable d'accepter tous les paiements faits au gouvernement. Le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 ceci le 9 mai: \u00ab Il y a quelques mois, le s\u00e9nateur Duffy a rembours\u00e9 l'argent [...] \u00bb. Cela signifie que le bureau de la ministre a trait\u00e9 le ch\u00e8que.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3454520\" data-originallang=\"en\">La <a data-HoCid=\"194627\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">ministre des Travaux publics</a> accepterait-elle de d\u00e9poser aujourd'hui m\u00eame une copie du ch\u00e8que oblit\u00e9r\u00e9 que le <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> affirme avoir re\u00e7u avant le 9 mai? Il en va de la cr\u00e9dibilit\u00e9 du premier ministre.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/11/4/pat-martin-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/pat-martin/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2515/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8117230",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Ethics",
"fr": "L'\u00e9thique"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/11/4/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2013%2F11%2F4%2F"
}
}