Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-10-27 14:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Preston Manning (Leader of the Opposition, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, last night the Prime Minister talked about weathering the coming economic storm, but that would be easier for most Canadians if payroll taxes were lower. Right now the average worker pays $350 a year too much for employment insurance and the average small business pays $500 more per employee, per year than it should.</p>\n<p>With the economy slowing down, why does the Prime Minister think that workers and small businesses can do without this money?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/10/27/preston-manning-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/preston-manning/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3055/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/10/27/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F10%2F27%2F"
    }
}