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{
    "time": "2018-06-04 20:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer\u2014Lacombe, CPC)",
        "fr": "M. Blaine Calkins (Red Deer\u2014Lacombe, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5457460\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his comments. Nothing has done more to get me more votes in the next election than his speech. Nothing has done more to fill up my party's bank account and my EDA's bank account than the actions taken by the current Liberal government. It is the old fire, aim, ready approach of the Liberals when it comes to firearms. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5457461\" data-originallang=\"en\">This is a government that claims to make decisions based on evidence and science, so I would like to ask my hon. colleague the following questions. How many stores do not keep records? Where is the report from Public Safety Canada on that particular issue? Where is the public safety report that backs up any of the changes that are made in this legislation with any evidence or science, and why does the member and his party continue to create false narratives to get elected and then use emotional consensus to govern? It makes no sense. </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5457460\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue de ses observations. Rien ne me permettra d'obtenir autant de votes aux prochaines \u00e9lections que son discours. Rien ne permettra de remplir autant le compte de banque de mon parti et de mon association de circonscription que les mesures prises par le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral actuel. C'est la vieille approche des lib\u00e9raux relativement aux armes \u00e0 feu qui consiste \u00e0 tirer avant de viser.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5457461\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement pr\u00e9tend prendre des d\u00e9cisions fond\u00e9es sur des donn\u00e9es probantes et scientifiques. J'aimerais donc poser les questions suivantes \u00e0 mon coll\u00e8gue. Combien de magasins ne conservent pas de dossiers? O\u00f9 est le rapport de S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique Canada sur la question? O\u00f9 est le rapport de S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique justifiant les modifications apport\u00e9es \u00e0 la loi au moyen de donn\u00e9es probantes ou scientifiques? Pourquoi le d\u00e9put\u00e9 et son parti continuent-ils de cr\u00e9er de faux arguments pour se faire \u00e9lire puis se servir d'un consensus \u00e9motionnel pour gouverner? Cela n'a aucun sens.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/6/4/blaine-calkins-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/blaine-calkins/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10181161",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Instruction to Committee on Bill C-71",
        "fr": "Instruction au comit\u00e9 charg\u00e9 de l'examen du projet de loi C-71"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/6/4/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F6%2F4%2F"
    }
}