Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-11-17 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, if you want to know the definition of a tax grab it is the 25% personal income tax increase recommended by the Reform Party or it is the doubling of the GST recommended by the Reform Party as a means of paying the unfunded liability.</p>\n<p>That is the basic difference between the Reform Party and us, and we are not prepared to engage in a smash and grab tax program like the Reform Party.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/11/17/paul-martin-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Canada Pension Plan",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/11/17/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F11%2F17%2F"
    }
}