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{
    "time": "2020-12-07 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton\u2014Melville, CPC)",
        "fr": "Mme Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton\u2014Melville, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6418587\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, the Liberals are frustrated that my colleagues and I have been so diligent in vocalizing the concerns of disabled Canadians and medical professionals in regard to Bill <a data-HoCid=\"10875380\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-7/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)\">C-7</a>. However, the Liberal government ignored its own legislation to review Bill <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a>; held the House hostage in May and June; prorogued Parliament in August; limited the justice committee to four hearings, blocking written submissions; and chose not to appeal the deadline imposed by the Quebec superior court.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6418588\" data-originallang=\"en\">Why does the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> not want to create legislation that shows compassion for all Canadians?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6418587\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, les lib\u00e9raux sont frustr\u00e9s que mes coll\u00e8gues et moi ayons exprim\u00e9 avec autant de z\u00e8le les pr\u00e9occupations des Canadiens handicap\u00e9s et des professionnels de la sant\u00e9 au sujet du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"10875380\" href=\"/bills/43-2/C-7/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)\">C-7</a>. Cependant, le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral a ignor\u00e9 ses propres mesures l\u00e9gislatives pour examiner le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"8177165\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)\">C-14</a>, a tenu la Chambre en otage en mai et juin, a prorog\u00e9 le Parlement en ao\u00fbt, a limit\u00e9 \u00e0 quatre le nombre d'audiences que le comit\u00e9 de la justice pouvait tenir et a bloqu\u00e9 les m\u00e9moires, et a choisi de ne pas faire appel de l'\u00e9ch\u00e9ance fix\u00e9e par la Cour sup\u00e9rieure du Qu\u00e9bec.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6418588\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pourquoi le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> ne veut-il pas cr\u00e9er une mesure l\u00e9gislative qui fasse preuve de compassion envers tous les Canadiens?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/12/7/cathay-wagantall-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/cathay-wagantall/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4403/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11068216",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Justice",
        "fr": "La justice"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/12/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F12%2F7%2F"
    }
}