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{
    "time": "2008-02-06 17:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jeff Watson",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"912092\" data-originallang=\"en\">Do economists do any modelling? For example, if these high-paying jobs are lost in the short term, there are effects for charitable giving in communities. The auto industries, for example, are some of the highest charitable givers. For those types of replacement costs, the government may have to step in and fund additional services, for example. Are those costs reflected in your analysis?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"912092\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les \u00e9conomistes mod\u00e9lisent-ils les autres effets? Ainsi, si des emplois bien r\u00e9mun\u00e9r\u00e9s sont perdus \u00e0 court terme, les organismes de charit\u00e9 recevront moins de dons. Je sais que le secteur de l'automobile est l'un des plus importants donateurs aux organismes caritatifs. Cela entra\u00eenera donc des co\u00fbts de remplacement qui devront peut-\u00eatre \u00eatre assum\u00e9s par le gouvernement si celui-ci doit financer les services additionnels, par exemple. Avez-vous tenu compte de ces co\u00fbts dans votre analyse?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/environment/39-2/12/jeff-watson-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jeff-watson/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1363/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2303437",
    "document_url": "/committees/environment/39-2/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fcommittees%2Fenvironment%2F39-2%2F12%2F"
    }
}