Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-02-20 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Francine Lalonde (Mercier, BQ)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, if the Minister of Human Resources Development were more familiar with his history, he would not ask the questions he just has, for poverty has its historical and political causes.</p>\n<p>The Minister of Finance has decided that the children of Quebec and Canada would remain poor. Yet, he managed to squeeze out a tear during his budget speech. He has, however, forgotten that he and his government had done a good deal to impoverish families. He has added a mere $50 million to the pot.</p>\n<p>How can the Minister of Finance boast of his compassion, which I would have been glad to see him show toward poor children, when his so-called $50 million effort means only another $33 per year per child living in poverty in Quebec and in Canada?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/2/20/francine-lalonde-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/francine-lalonde/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3298/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Budget",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/2/20/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F2%2F20%2F"
    }
}