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{
    "time": "2014-10-20 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Murray Rankin (Victoria, NDP)",
        "fr": "M. Murray Rankin (Victoria, NPD)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3855835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives' tough on crime agenda has now extended to birdwatchers. Yes, this is a group of birdwatchers celebrating their 80th anniversary.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Now, suddenly, the Conservatives have them in their sights. They are now subject to the Conservatives' crackdown on charities and subject to real threats of expensive and punishing tax audits.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Meanwhile, the real tax cheats are laughing all the way to their offshore banks.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855838\" data-originallang=\"en\">When will the minister put a halt to her relentless campaign against charities and start focusing on the real tax cheats?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3855835\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le programme de r\u00e9pression de la criminalit\u00e9 des conservateurs s'\u00e9tend maintenant aux ornithologues amateurs. Et pas n'importe lesquels: \u00e0 un groupe qui c\u00e9l\u00e8bre ses 80 ans d'existence.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855836\" data-originallang=\"en\">Soudainement, les conservateurs les ont dans leur mire. Ils sont maintenant victimes des mesures prises par les conservateurs contre les organismes de bienfaisance et ils font l'objet de menaces concr\u00e8tes de v\u00e9rifications fiscales co\u00fbteuses et \u00e9puisantes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855837\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pendant ce temps, les v\u00e9ritables fraudeurs de l'imp\u00f4t se r\u00e9jouissent en songeant \u00e0 leur compte bancaire \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3855838\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quand la ministre mettra-t-elle fin \u00e0 sa lutte sans merci contre les organismes de bienfaisance et commencera-t-elle \u00e0 se concentrer sur les v\u00e9ritables fraudeurs de l'imp\u00f4t?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/10/20/murray-rankin-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/murray-rankin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4152/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8473083",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada Revenue Agency",
        "fr": "L'Agence du revenu du Canada"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/10/20/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F10%2F20%2F"
    }
}