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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2016-09-22 13:20:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. John Brassard",
"fr": "M. John Brassard"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4471413\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in every situation that I vote, I vote as a matter of principle, as a matter of honour, and as a matter of integrity. I do not just flip-flop whichever way the wind is blowing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471414\" data-originallang=\"en\">I come to this House, and I take very seriously my responsibility to represent the people of Barrie\u2014Innisfil and their will in this House.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471415\" data-originallang=\"en\">I think that brings a bigger question. It speaks to the customs and constitutions of this convention over the last 141 years. I say again, if they are willing to break this, if the Liberals are willing to break this convention, what other conventions are they willing to break that are of a historical nature in this country?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471416\" data-originallang=\"en\">I am not sure, if the Liberals break this one, that they would not be willing to break another.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4471413\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, chaque vote est pour moi une question de principe, d'honneur et d'int\u00e9grit\u00e9. Ma position ne change pas au gr\u00e9 du vent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471414\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je prends tr\u00e8s au s\u00e9rieux ma responsabilit\u00e9 de d\u00e9put\u00e9 \u00e0 la Chambre, qui consiste \u00e0 repr\u00e9senter les gens de Barrie\u2014Innisfil et \u00e0 agir en leur nom.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471415\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je crois que le d\u00e9bat m\u00e8ne \u00e0 une question plus vaste, c'est-\u00e0-dire les fondements de la coutume en question, vieille de 141 ans. Je le r\u00e9p\u00e8te, si les lib\u00e9raux veulent passer outre \u00e0 cette coutume-ci, quels autres usages de longue date sont-ils pr\u00eats \u00e0 bafouer?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4471416\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si les lib\u00e9raux ignorent la coutume, je parie qu'ils sont dispos\u00e9s \u00e0 en ignorer d'autres.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2016/9/22/john-brassard-a-8/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/john-brassard/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4269/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9049885",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives Minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion--Appointments to the Supreme Court",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 La nomination des juges \u00e0 la Cour supr\u00eame"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2016/9/22/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2016%2F9%2F22%2F"
}
}