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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2013-06-18 14:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Judy Sgro (York West, Lib.)",
"fr": "L'hon. Judy Sgro (York-Ouest, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3421657\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, one of Canada's greatest and most celebrated strengths is its diversity. Despite this, recent cutbacks at ethnocultural television stations have caused the cancellation of more than 21 programs representing at least 12 minority language groups. Encouraging and promoting diversity in our media is a principle supported by all Canadians, and a central objective of Canada's broadcasting.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3421658\" data-originallang=\"en\">What is the <a data-HoCid=\"128706\" href=\"/politicians/james-moore/\" title=\"James Moore\">Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages</a> going to do to about the millions of Canadians who rely on that language programming that they very much enjoy? What is the government going to do to protect their interests and their rights?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3421657\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'un des atouts les plus grands et les plus c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9s du Canada est sa diversit\u00e9. Or, les r\u00e9centes compressions chez les cha\u00eenes de t\u00e9l\u00e9diffusion ethnoculturelles ont entra\u00een\u00e9 l'annulation de plus de 21 \u00e9missions repr\u00e9sentant au moins une douzaine de groupes linguistiques minoritaires. Encourager et faire valoir la diversit\u00e9 dans les m\u00e9dias est un principe que tous les Canadiens appuient, et un objectif central de la radiodiffusion au Canada.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3421658\" data-originallang=\"en\">Qu'entend faire le <a data-HoCid=\"128706\" href=\"/politicians/james-moore/\" title=\"James Moore\">ministre du Patrimoine canadien et des Langues officielles</a> pour les millions de Canadiens qui comptent sur cette programmation en diverses langues qui leur pla\u00eet tant? Qu'entend faire le gouvernement pour prot\u00e9ger leurs int\u00e9r\u00eats et leurs droits?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/6/18/judy-sgro-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/judy-sgro/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3671/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8090297",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canadian Heritage",
"fr": "Le patrimoine canadien"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/6/18/",
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}
}