Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1999-03-18 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Pierre S. Pettigrew (Minister of Human Resources Development, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>First of all, Mr. Speaker, part time workers were never insured by the employment insurance system. We should first look at the reality. They were not covered before.</p>\n<p>What I can say is that indeed I am concerned about making sure that EI treats women in a fair and equitable way. It is very important. Why is it that fewer women have claimed EI in the last year? Is it because 300,000 more women are working in the labour market now, or is it because the system is squeezing them out of it? I am concerned and we will look into it.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1999/3/18/pierre-pettigrew-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/2820/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2704/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1999/3/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1999%2F3%2F18%2F"
    }
}