Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2001-12-13 11:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Julian Reed",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Madam Speaker, when this government took over there was a $12 billion deficit in the EI account. It has been the policy of this government to build a rainy day fund.</p>\n<p>Now it would appear that we are going through at least a temporary rainy day. We are able to draw on that fund and make it work for Canadians. That is what those EI premiums are all about.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2001/12/13/julian-reed-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4528/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2578/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Committees of the House",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2001/12/13/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2001%2F12%2F13%2F"
    }
}