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{
    "time": "2014-12-02 14:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Peter MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, CPC)",
        "fr": "L'hon. Peter MacKay (ministre de la Justice et procureur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Canada, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3920861\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, this week we remember the horrific events that took place in Montreal at \u00c9cole Polytechnique 25 years ago, and while we may never understand what occurred, why this happened, why these women were singled out for this horrific act of violence, we have to stand together. We have to work continually to support victims, to hold offenders accountable, and we are creating a safer and more secure country by doing so.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3920862\" data-originallang=\"en\">We are committed to continue in that effort, but it will require tremendous efforts from all sides of the House and from all Canadians.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3920861\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, cette semaine, nous nous souvenons des terribles \u00e9v\u00e9nements survenus il y a 25 ans \u00e0 l'\u00c9cole Polytechnique de Montr\u00e9al, et m\u00eame si nous ne comprendrons sans doute jamais ce qui s'est pass\u00e9, pourquoi c'est arriv\u00e9, pourquoi ces femmes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 la cible de cet horrible acte de violence, nous devons faire front commun. Nous ne devons jamais cesser de soutenir les victimes et d'obliger les d\u00e9linquants \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre de leurs actes, car c'est ainsi que nous contribuons \u00e0 rendre notre pays plus s\u00fbr.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3920862\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous sommes d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 continuer en ce sens, mais cela n\u00e9cessitera des efforts consid\u00e9rables de la part de tous les partis et de tous les Canadiens.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/12/2/peter-mackay-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/peter-mackay/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1332/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8537108",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Public Safety",
        "fr": "La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/12/2/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F12%2F2%2F"
    }
}