Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1997-09-25 14:50:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Yvon Godin (Acadie\u2014Bathurst, NDP)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development.</p>\n<p>Considerable time has gone by since the last changes to the employment insurance were introduced. The verdict is clear: ordinary people and seasonal workers are hard hit by the changes introduced by my predecessor, the former member for Acadie\u2014Bathurst.</p>\n<p>Consequently, is the government prepared to amend the Employment Insurance Act to ensure that children from families affected by the reform are not sent off to school on an empty stomach?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1997/9/25/yvon-godin-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/yvon-godin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2521/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1997/9/25/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1997%2F9%2F25%2F"
    }
}