Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2026-05-26 15:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "The Speaker",
        "fr": "Le Pr\u00e9sident"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9355467\" data-originallang=\"en\">I think \u201ceffervescent\u201d is much more positive than the other term. That was a clever argument, though.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9355467\" data-originallang=\"en\">Selon moi, le mot \u00ab p\u00e9tillant \u00bb est beaucoup plus positif que l'autre terme. C'\u00e9tait toutefois un argument astucieux.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2026/5/26/the-speaker-12/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/francis-scarpaleggia/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1480/",
    "procedural": true,
    "source_id": "13520448",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of the House",
        "fr": "Les travaux de la Chambre"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2026/5/26/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F5%2F26%2F"
    }
}