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{
    "time": "2024-02-07 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Pierre Poilievre (chef de l\u2019opposition, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8181246\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, he wants facts, so here is another fact. Extortions are up 218% since he took office. Why? It is because he got rid of mandatory jail time for extortion with a weapon, so now he allows extortionists to go around with guns, harassing small business owners in Brampton, Surrey, Calgary and Edmonton, where horror stories are unfolding. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8181247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the Prime Minister agree to our common-sense plan to reverse catch-and-release, so that Canadians are safe from extortion?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8181246\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, si le premier ministre veut des faits, je vais lui en donner un autre. Les infractions d'extorsion ont augment\u00e9 de 218 % depuis qu'il est arriv\u00e9 au pouvoir. Pourquoi? C'est parce qu'il a \u00e9limin\u00e9 les peines d'emprisonnement obligatoires pour l'extorsion \u00e0 main arm\u00e9e. Il permet donc aux extorqueurs de circuler librement avec des armes \u00e0 feu pour harceler de petits entrepreneurs \u00e0 Brampton, Surrey, Calgary et Edmonton, o\u00f9 des histoires d'horreur ont lieu.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8181247\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le premier ministre adoptera-t-il notre plan fond\u00e9 sur le gros bon sens pour mettre un terme \u00e0 la politique de capture et de remise en libert\u00e9 afin que les Canadiens soient prot\u00e9g\u00e9s contre l'extorsion?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2024/2/7/pierre-poilievre-14/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/pierre-poilievre/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4214/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "12563769",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Public Safety",
        "fr": "La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2024/2/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2024%2F2%2F7%2F"
    }
}