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{
    "time": "2024-10-07 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)",
        "fr": "M. Michael Barrett (Leeds\u2014Grenville\u2014Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8594940\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, only a Liberal would get up in this place and say that the majority of members of the House, who were democratically elected and are exercising powers that are legally bestowed upon this Parliament, are somehow infringing upon the government's constitutional right to not be investigated by the RCMP for its own corruption. It is absolutely unbelievable. There were over 186 conflicts of interest and $400 million lining the pockets of well-connected Liberal insiders, while Canadians are lined up at food banks in record numbers. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8594941\" data-originallang=\"en\">We want to know if the government is expecting the NDP to bail it out and stop us from holding it to account.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8594940\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il n'y a qu'un lib\u00e9ral pour intervenir \u00e0 la Chambre et dire que la majorit\u00e9 des d\u00e9put\u00e9s, qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9mocratiquement \u00e9lus et qui exercent les pouvoirs qui sont l\u00e9galement conf\u00e9r\u00e9s au Parlement, portent atteinte en quelque sorte au droit constitutionnel du gouvernement de ne pas faire l'objet d'une enqu\u00eate de la GRC pour sa propre corruption. C'est absolument incroyable. Alors que les Canadiens font la queue en nombre record devant les banques alimentaires, plus de 186 conflits d'int\u00e9r\u00eats ont \u00e9t\u00e9 relev\u00e9s et 400 millions de dollars se sont retrouv\u00e9s dans les poches d'initi\u00e9s lib\u00e9raux bien connect\u00e9s. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8594941\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous voulons savoir si le gouvernement s'attend \u00e0 ce que le NPD le tire d'affaire et nous emp\u00eache de lui demander des comptes.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2024/10/7/michael-barrett-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/michael-barrett/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4486/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12909431",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Innovation, Science and Industry",
        "fr": "L'innovation, les sciences et l'industrie"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2024/10/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2024%2F10%2F7%2F"
    }
}