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{
    "time": "2013-02-12 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. John Baird (Minister of Foreign Affairs, CPC)",
        "fr": "L'hon. John Baird (ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3182027\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for <a data-HoCid=\"170565\" href=\"/politicians/joe-daniel/\" title=\"Joe Daniel\">Don Valley East</a> for his leadership on this issue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3182028\" data-originallang=\"en\">This reckless and provocative test marks a serious, misguided threat to regional peace and security. What makes it even more unconscionable is that many North Korean people are starving to death while their government misallocates resources on a nuclear weapons program. We are disappointed that North Korea's leaders have continued along this irresponsible path of placing nuclear weapons above the well-being and health of their own people. Canada will work with our international partners to pursue all appropriate actions and sanctions against this rogue regime.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3182027\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie le d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"170565\" href=\"/politicians/joe-daniel/\" title=\"Joe Daniel\">Don Valley-Est</a> pour son leadership dans ce dossier.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3182028\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cet essai t\u00e9m\u00e9raire et provoquant constitue une menace grave et malavis\u00e9e \u00e0 la paix et \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 dans cette r\u00e9gion du globe. Ce qui rend la chose encore plus inadmissible, c'est que de nombreux Nord-Cor\u00e9ens meurent de faim pendant que leur gouvernement alloue \u00e0 mauvais escient des ressources \u00e0 son programme d'armement nucl\u00e9aire. Nous sommes d\u00e9\u00e7us que les dirigeants de la Cor\u00e9e du Nord se montrent irresponsables et continuent de se soucier davantage des armes nucl\u00e9aires que du bien-\u00eatre et de la sant\u00e9 de leur population. Le Canada collaborera avec ses partenaires internationaux afin que toutes les mesures et les sanctions appropri\u00e9es soient prises contre ce r\u00e9gime paria.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2013/2/12/john-baird-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-baird/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/326/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "7886617",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Foreign Affairs",
        "fr": "Les affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2013/2/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2013%2F2%2F12%2F"
    }
}