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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2016-02-24 14:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan\u2014Malahat\u2014Langford, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan\u2014Malahat\u2014Langford, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4215504\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the arts and culture sector employs 150,000 Canadians and contributes $8 billion to our economy. Conservative cuts damaged the sector and threatened good jobs. After pledging $150 million for the CBC, and $25 million for Telefilm and the National Film Board, the Liberal <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">Minister of Canadian Heritage</a> is now waffling. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4215505\" data-originallang=\"en\">Canadian artists deserve a straight answer. Will the Liberals keep their specific promises on funding for the CBC and film granting agencies, yes or no?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4215504\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le secteur des arts et de la culture emploie 150 000 Canadiens et repr\u00e9sente un apport \u00e9conomique de 8 milliards de dollars au Canada. Les compressions op\u00e9r\u00e9es par les conservateurs ont fait du tort \u00e0 ce secteur et mis en p\u00e9ril de bons emplois. Apr\u00e8s avoir promis 150 millions de dollars \u00e0 Radio-Canada et 25 millions de dollars \u00e0 T\u00e9l\u00e9film Canada et \u00e0 l'Office national du film, la <a data-HoCid=\"214327\" href=\"/politicians/melanie-joly/\" title=\"M\u00e9lanie Joly\">ministre lib\u00e9rale du Patrimoine canadien</a> n'en finit plus de parler pour ne rien dire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4215505\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les artistes canadiens m\u00e9ritent une r\u00e9ponse franche. Les lib\u00e9raux ont-ils l'intention, oui ou non, d'honorer les promesses qu'ils ont faites en mati\u00e8re de financement de Radio-Canada et des organismes subventionnaires du cin\u00e9ma?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/2/24/alistair-macgregor-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alistair-macgregor/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4409/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8809888",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Canadian Heritage",
"fr": "Le patrimoine canadien"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/2/24/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F2%2F24%2F"
}
}