Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-12-08 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, in 1993 the unemployment rate in the country was 11.5%. Today it is 8%. In 1993 there were 1.5 million fewer Canadians employed. In 1993 our productivity rate was below that of the United States. Today it is above that of the United States. In 1993 our interest rates were 350 basis points above those of the United States. Today our long term rate is the lowest rate\u2014</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/12/8/paul-martin-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "The Economy",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/12/8/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F12%2F8%2F"
    }
}