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{
"time": "2021-12-07 11:30:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce\u2014Grey\u2014Owen Sound, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Alex Ruff (Bruce\u2014Grey\u2014Owen Sound, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6871421\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I have a couple of comments rather than a question, and some corrections to make to the <a data-HoCid=\"279306\" href=\"/politicians/rob-oliphant/\" title=\"Rob Oliphant\">Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871422\" data-originallang=\"en\">First off, the mission did not end a decade ago. The combat mission ended a decade ago, but we did not leave Afghanistan until 2014.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871423\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would like to correct a few members who keep referring to \u201cAfghanis\u201d. That is the currency in Afghanistan. It should be \u201cAfghans\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871424\" data-originallang=\"en\">Next, the member mentioned that\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6871421\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, j'aurais quelques observations plut\u00f4t qu'une question. J'aurais aussi quelques rectificatifs \u00e0 apporter \u00e0 ce qu'a dit le <a data-HoCid=\"279306\" href=\"/politicians/rob-oliphant/\" title=\"Rob Oliphant\">secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre des Affaires \u00e9trang\u00e8res</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871422\" data-originallang=\"en\">Premi\u00e8rement, la mission ne s'est pas termin\u00e9e il y a une dizaine d'ann\u00e9es. La mission de combat s'est termin\u00e9e il y a une dizaine d'ann\u00e9es, mais le Canada ne s'est retir\u00e9 de l'Afghanistan qu'en 2014.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871423\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quelques d\u00e9put\u00e9s parlent des \u00ab Afghanis \u00bb. En fait, l'afghani est la devise mon\u00e9taire de l'Afghanistan. Les habitants de ce pays sont plut\u00f4t des \u00ab Afghans \u00bb.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6871424\" data-originallang=\"en\">Deuxi\u00e8mement, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a dit que...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2021/12/7/alex-ruff-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alex-ruff/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4539/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11443821",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Special Committee on Afghanistan",
"fr": "Motion de l\u2019opposition \u2014 Le comit\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial sur l\u2019Afghanistan"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2021/12/7/",
"related": {
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}
}