Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-10-03 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Ian McClelland (Edmonton Southwest, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, there is one thing we can be sure of: today's extreme Reform policies will be Liberal policy tomorrow. Of that we can be sure.</p>\n<p>I know Canadian seniors have a bit of a worry with the present government which promised them the moon before the last election. I would like the minister to seriously consider this: The clawback provisions of the seniors benefit affect low income seniors the most and by far the hardest. Income of up to $16,000 is clawed back at a rate of 50 per cent, but income between $16,000 and $25,000 is not clawed back at all. It makes absolutely no sense and it is-</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/10/3/ian-mcclelland-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/5412/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3062/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Budget",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/10/3/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F10%2F3%2F"
    }
}