Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2005-11-01 12:40:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Joy Smith (Kildonan\u2014St. Paul, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, <a href=\"/bills/1014/\" class=\"related_link legislation\" title=\"An Act to authorize payments to provide assistance in relation to energy costs, housing energy consumption and public transit infrastructure, and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts\">Bill C-66</a> has some merit and it does address some issues. Unfortunately, there are too many holes in it.</p>\n<p>Approximately three million Canadians will receive a payment. It will aid some low income Canadians. However, it does not assist students or those receiving disability benefits, farmers, low income seniors who do not file for the GIS, and childless poor Canadians or many Canadians not close to the poverty line. I would like the member to speak to that.</p>\n<p>The natural gas bills will be going up between $120 and $300 this winter. I wonder if the member could also address whether it will actually meet those needs and the increased fuel costs.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2005/11/1/joy-smith-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/joy-smith/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1304/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Energy Costs Assistance Measures Act",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2005/11/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2005%2F11%2F1%2F"
    }
}