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{
"time": "2015-12-11 11:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Andrew Scheer (Regina\u2014Qu'Appelle, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Andrew Scheer (Regina\u2014Qu'Appelle, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4176427\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I just hope that Mr. Coderre's friend was not there and on the clock.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4176428\" data-originallang=\"en\">As it stands now, the only vote the Liberals are planning to hold on changes to the electoral process is a vote in this House where they can use their majority to get their preferred outcome. Only 184 Liberals will get the final say on how 30 million Canadians choose their next government.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4176429\" data-originallang=\"en\">The <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> has used language like \u201cstrong\u201d and \u201cbroad consultations\u201d when talking about electoral reform. We all know that the ultimate way of consulting Canadians is through a referendum where every Canadian has the right to be heard. Why would the government settle for anything less than the best, and not hold a referendum?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4176427\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'esp\u00e8re simplement que le copain de M. Coderre n'\u00e9tait pas de la partie, \u00e0 toucher des honoraires.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4176428\" data-originallang=\"en\">Jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, le seul vote pr\u00e9vu sur les modifications au processus \u00e9lectoral est un vote \u00e0 la Chambre \u2014 dont l'issue est certaine, compte tenu de la majorit\u00e9 lib\u00e9rale. Cent quatre-vingt-quatre lib\u00e9raux seulement auront le dernier mot sur la fa\u00e7on dont 30 millions de Canadiens \u00e9liront le prochain gouvernement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4176429\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> a qualifi\u00e9 de \u00ab vastes \u00bb et d'\u00ab approfondies \u00bb les consultations pr\u00e9vues au sujet de la r\u00e9forme \u00e9lectorale. Nous savons tous que la meilleure fa\u00e7on de consulter les Canadiens, de leur donner une voix, c'est de soumettre la question \u00e0 un r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum. Pourquoi le gouvernement pr\u00e9coniserait une approche autre que l'approche id\u00e9ale, soit un r\u00e9f\u00e9rendum?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2015/12/11/andrew-scheer-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/andrew-scheer/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1535/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8764454",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Democratic Reform",
"fr": "La r\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2015/12/11/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2015%2F12%2F11%2F"
}
}