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{
    "time": "2016-05-12 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Maryam Monsef (Minister of Democratic Institutions, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Maryam Monsef (ministre des Institutions d\u00e9mocratiques, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4340024\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I believe all members in the House share an ideal and a goal to enhance our democratic institutions for us and for future generations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4340025\" data-originallang=\"en\">Although the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois and the Green Party do not have official party status and do not normally have a seat around committee tables, we believe it is important to have a representative from each party at the table, to call witnesses, to travel, to provide input into the briefs that we will receive. We are looking forward to their meaningful and constructive engagement in this process.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4340024\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je crois que tous les d\u00e9put\u00e9s partagent l'id\u00e9al et l'objectif d'am\u00e9liorer nos institutions d\u00e9mocratiques dans notre int\u00e9r\u00eat et celui des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations futures.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4340025\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bien que le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois et le Parti vert n'aient pas le statut de parti officiel et ne soient normalement pas autoris\u00e9s \u00e0 si\u00e9ger aux comit\u00e9s, nous croyons qu'il est important qu'un repr\u00e9sentant de chaque parti puisse participer au processus, pr\u00e9senter des t\u00e9moins, se d\u00e9placer et contribuer \u00e0 la soumission de m\u00e9moires. Nous avons h\u00e2te que ces partis prennent part de fa\u00e7on significative et constructive \u00e0 ce processus.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2016/5/12/maryam-monsef-17/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/maryam-monsef/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4284/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8920631",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Democratic Reform",
        "fr": "La r\u00e9forme d\u00e9mocratique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2016/5/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F5%2F12%2F"
    }
}