Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1996-12-12 14:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Preston Manning (Calgary Southwest, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the issue here is accountability. The Prime Minister should expect to be held accountable to the 1.5 million unemployed for saying: \"That's life, lots of luck, try harder\".</p>\n<p>In the last election when Kim Campbell said that unemployment would remain at double digits until the next century, she accepted the unacceptable and paid the price. By saying \"that's life\" to 1.5 million unemployed, the Prime Minister is also accepting the unacceptable and he will pay the price.</p>\n<p>Does the Prime Minister, like Kim Campbell, consider the present levels of unemployment acceptable and the status quo is good enough? Is that the real reason he rejects public criticism of his jobs policy?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1996/12/12/preston-manning-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/preston-manning/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3055/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Cbc Town Hall",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1996/12/12/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1996%2F12%2F12%2F"
    }
}