Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-10-18 14:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Preston Manning (Leader of the Opposition, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, the government's first act of the new millennium will be to raise taxes. On January 1, Canada pension plan premiums will rise by $2.3 billion and bracket creep will pull hundreds of thousands of Canadians into higher tax brackets, which is not exactly a cheery way to enter the new year. We now have poverty groups, family groups, small business associations and even the banks calling for a substantive tax cut.</p>\n<p>Why is the government to start the new century with a tax hike instead of a tax cut?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/10/18/preston-manning-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/preston-manning/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3055/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/10/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F10%2F18%2F"
    }
}