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{
    "time": "2014-12-04 10:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg-Nord, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3925624\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, my question is for the government House leader. He is the instrument that is used to bring in time allocation. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3925625\" data-originallang=\"en\">As has been pointed out, this majority Conservative/Reform Party government has now brought in time allocation a record high number of times. No other government in the history of Canada has brought in time allocation or used it in the manner the current government has. That is not to mention the huge budget implementation bills that have ramifications for numerous pieces of legislation. The Conservatives almost sneak a legislative agenda into these budget legislation bills.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3925626\" data-originallang=\"en\">Why is the government House leader being so disrespectful to basic democracy in the House of Commons? </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3925624\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, ma question s'adresse au leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre. C'est lui qui sert de moyen pour imposer l'attribution de temps. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3925625\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme on l'a signal\u00e9, ce gouvernement conservateur-r\u00e9formiste majoritaire a eu recours \u00e0 l'attribution de temps un nombre record de fois. Aucun autre gouvernement dans l'histoire du Canada n'a impos\u00e9 l'attribution de temps ou ne s'en est servi de la mani\u00e8re dont le gouvernement actuel le fait. C'est sans compter les \u00e9normes projets de loi d'ex\u00e9cution du budget qui ont des r\u00e9percussions sur de nombreuses mesures l\u00e9gislatives. Les conservateurs essaient presque de faire adopter en douce un programme l\u00e9gislatif dans le cadre de ces projets de loi d'ex\u00e9cution du budget. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3925626\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pourquoi le leader du gouvernement \u00e0 la Chambre montre-t-il aussi peu de respect envers le principe d\u00e9mocratique le plus \u00e9l\u00e9mentaire \u00e0 la Chambre des communes? </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/12/4/kevin-lamoureux-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/kevin-lamoureux/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4032/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8541297",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2",
        "fr": "Loi no 2 sur le plan d'action \u00e9conomique de 2014"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Bill C-43\u2014Time Allocation Motion",
        "fr": "Projet de loi C-43 \u2014 Motion d'attribution de temps"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/12/4/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F12%2F4%2F"
    }
}