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{
    "time": "2014-02-07 11:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Minister of State (Democratic Reform), CPC)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Pierre Poilievre (ministre d\u2019\u00c9tat (R\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique), PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3564551\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in fact, we are making it easier to vote by giving them an extra voting day and allowing resources to reduce congestion at the polls so that voting is faster for Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3564552\" data-originallang=\"en\">Furthermore, we are requiring Elections Canada to communicate to people the basics of voting, where, when, and what ID to bring, and to inform disabled people of the special tools available to help them vote. All of the data show that these are the main obstacles to voting. We are going to remove these obstacles by focusing Elections Canada's advertising on the basics of voting and providing better customer service to voters.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3564551\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, en fait, nous facilitons l'exercice du droit de vote en accordant aux gens un jour de plus pour voter et en allouant des ressources pour r\u00e9duire la congestion dans les bureaux de vote, de telle sorte que les Canadiens puissent voter plus rapidement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3564552\" data-originallang=\"en\">De plus, nous demandons \u00e0 \u00c9lections Canada de communiquer aux gens ce qu'ils doivent savoir pour pouvoir voter: o\u00f9 et quand voter; quelle pi\u00e8ce d'identit\u00e9 apporter; quels outils sp\u00e9ciaux sont \u00e0 la disposition des personnes handicap\u00e9es pour les aider \u00e0 voter. Toutes les donn\u00e9es montrent que ce sont les trois principaux obstacles emp\u00eachant les gens de voter. Nous avons l'intention de faire dispara\u00eetre ces obstacles en mettant l'accent sur la publicit\u00e9 que doit faire \u00c9lections Canada concernant les rudiments de l'exercice du droit de vote ainsi que sur l'am\u00e9lioration du service aux \u00e9lecteurs.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2014/2/7/pierre-poilievre-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/pierre-poilievre/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1394/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8222820",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Democratic Reform",
        "fr": "La r\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2014/2/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2014%2F2%2F7%2F"
    }
}