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{
    "time": "2015-05-28 16:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. John McCallum",
        "fr": "L'hon. John McCallum"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4127071\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, we could say that the victims are criminalized to some degree, and we could debate that. However, I have confidence in our justice system. We have special proceedings for youth, for those under 18 years of age. In that case, the system can act judiciously.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4127072\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For example, take the case of a young man who is 17, and thus a minor, who participates in the forced marriage of his sister. Perhaps he should be treated as a criminal. It seems to me that we could debate the issues raised by the member. Nevertheless, we want to vote for this bill.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4127071\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous pourrions dire que les victimes sont criminalis\u00e9es \u00e0 un certain degr\u00e9, et nous pourrions en d\u00e9battre. Toutefois, j'ai confiance en notre syst\u00e8me de justice. Nous avons des processus sp\u00e9ciaux pour les jeunes, pour ceux qui sont \u00e2g\u00e9s de moins de 18 ans. Dans ce cas, le syst\u00e8me peut \u00eatre judicieux dans ses actions. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4127072\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Si on prend, par exemple, le cas d'un jeune homme de 17 ans, donc mineur, qui contribue au mariage forc\u00e9 de sa soeur, il devrait peut-\u00eatre \u00eatre criminalis\u00e9. Il me semble que nous pouvons d\u00e9battre des questions soulev\u00e9es par la d\u00e9put\u00e9e. N\u00e9anmoins, nous sommes contents de voter en faveur de ce projet de loi.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2015/5/28/john-mccallum-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/john-mccallum/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1387/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8719271",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act",
        "fr": "Loi sur la tol\u00e9rance z\u00e9ro face aux pratiques culturelles barbares"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Motions in Amendment",
        "fr": "Motions d'amendement"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2015/5/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2015%2F5%2F28%2F"
    }
}