Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2003-11-05 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Jean Chr\u00e9tien (Prime Minister, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, in the last budget we transferred billions of dollars, in accordance with our agreement with the Government of Quebec and the other governments.</p>\n<p>We had made a conditional promise of $2 billion, and now we have changed the formula in order to ensure a greater chance of having that amount at year-end.</p>\n<p>As for the equalization payments, these are covered by a federal law that has been in place a long time. We take a look at demographics and government revenues, and reach a conclusion. Some years, the provincial governments get more than expected and, other years, they get less, but this is governed by federal legislation.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2003/11/5/jean-chretien-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jean-chretien/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3320/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Equalization Payments",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2003/11/5/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2003%2F11%2F5%2F"
    }
}