Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1998-05-27 14:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of Finance, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, first of all, the reserve in the employment insurance fund was used for the transitional job fund, to create jobs. Is the leader of the Bloc Quebecois against that?</p>\n<p>The government's ledgers show that we have eliminated 400,000 taxpayers. Is that not what he would like to see?</p>\n<p>We have lowered taxes for 83% of Canadians. Is that not what he would like to see? We have increased transfers to the provinces by $7 billion over a five-year period. Is all this not to his liking?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1998/5/27/paul-martin-3/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/paul-martin/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3285/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1998/5/27/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1998%2F5%2F27%2F"
    }
}