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{
    "time": "2018-03-20 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Luc Th\u00e9riault (Montcalm, GPQ)",
        "fr": "M. Luc Th\u00e9riault (Montcalm, GPQ)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5311983\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, under the law, the minister can take immediate action. It is a question of political will. It is that simple. In the past 24 hours, we have visited convenience stores in our ridings, and several of these brands can still be bought by our young people. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5311984\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Why is the minister refusing to act responsibly and suspend the sale of these products while regulations are being drafted?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5311983\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la loi permet \u00e0 la ministre d'agir imm\u00e9diatement. C'est une question de volont\u00e9 politique. C'est aussi simple que cela. Dans les derni\u00e8res 24 heures, nous avons fait le tour des d\u00e9panneurs dans nos circonscriptions et plusieurs de ces marques sont encore \u00e0 la disponibilit\u00e9 de nos jeunes. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5311984\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pourquoi la ministre refuse-t-elle d'agir de fa\u00e7on responsable et de suspendre ces produits le temps de les r\u00e9glementer?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/3/20/luc-theriault-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/luc-theriault/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4472/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10016077",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Health",
        "fr": "La sant\u00e9"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/3/20/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F3%2F20%2F"
    }
}