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{
"time": "2013-05-30 14:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Brian Masse (Windsor-Ouest, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3368148\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government jumps on every opportunity it has to shut down debate. If it is not closure motions, it is letting bills die in the Senate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368149\" data-originallang=\"en\">Over a year ago, a private member's bill, Bill <a data-HoCid=\"5084868\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-290/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-290</a>, that would sustain and grow the largest sector of the entertainment industry in Canada was passed by the House of Commons and sent to the Senate.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368150\" data-originallang=\"en\">As of now, the Senate has not passed the bill.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368151\" data-originallang=\"en\">Why is this bill, which passed the House of Commons with no opposition from any member, languishing in the Senate?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3368148\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le gouvernement ne rate jamais une occasion de couper court \u00e0 un d\u00e9bat. Quand ce n'est pas en pr\u00e9sentant une motion de cl\u00f4ture, c'est en laissant les projets de loi mourir au S\u00e9nat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368149\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il y a plus d'un an, un projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"5084868\" href=\"/bills/41-1/C-290/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)\">C-290</a>, qui soutiendrait et stimulerait la croissance du plus grand secteur de l'industrie du divertissement au Canada, a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 la Chambre des communes et envoy\u00e9 au S\u00e9nat.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368150\" data-originallang=\"en\">Or le S\u00e9nat ne l'a pas encore adopt\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3368151\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pourquoi ce projet de loi, qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9 \u00e0 la Chambre des communes sans aucune opposition, tra\u00eene-t-il au S\u00e9nat?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/5/30/brian-masse-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/brian-masse/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3653/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8046792",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Justice",
"fr": "La justice"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/5/30/",
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}
}