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{
    "time": "2008-05-26 16:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jean-Yves Laforest (Saint-Maurice\u2014Champlain, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1131977\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Trahan, while talking about the manufacturing crisis in Quebec, you stated that the companies which are succeeding are those which invested in research and development, upgraded their equipment, or invested in training. I don't know if you have any specific statistics on that, but those are the companies that are faring the best. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1131978\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For a long time, the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois has been demanding guaranteed loans for companies. Had there been more loan guarantees over the last five or six years, more Quebec companies would probably be doing better today, and they would be in a better position to compete.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1131979\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Do you think that's a fair statement?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1131977\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur Trahan, en parlant de la crise manufacturi\u00e8re au Qu\u00e9bec, notamment, vous avez dit tout \u00e0 l'heure que les entreprises qui r\u00e9ussissaient \u00e0 s'en sortir \u00e9taient celles qui avaient investi en recherche et d\u00e9veloppement, qui avaient renouvel\u00e9 leur \u00e9quipement ou qui avaient investi dans la formation. Je ne sais pas si vous avez des statistiques pr\u00e9cises l\u00e0-dessus, mais selon vous, ce sont celles qui s'en sortent le mieux.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1131978\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Depuis longtemps, le Bloc qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois demande qu'il y ait des garanties de pr\u00eat aux entreprises. S'il y en avait eu davantage au cours des cinq ou six derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, il y aurait probablement plus d'entreprises au Qu\u00e9bec qui s'en sortiraient mieux aujourd'hui, c'est-\u00e0-dire qu'elles seraient en meilleure position pour faire face \u00e0 la concurrence. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1131979\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Est-il faux de dire cela?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/finance/39-2/44/jean-yves-laforest-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-yves-laforest/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/464/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2485362",
    "document_url": "/committees/finance/39-2/44/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fcommittees%2Ffinance%2F39-2%2F44%2F"
    }
}