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{
"time": "2007-10-23 13:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jim Flaherty",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"754947\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, as I am sure the member opposite knows, the unemployment rate in Canada is the lowest it has been in more than a generation. It is the lowest it has been in 33 years. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"754948\" data-originallang=\"en\">It is true that there have been losses in the manufacturing sector, particularly in central Canada. Fortunately, those folks who are losing their jobs are largely being able to obtain new employment, good jobs by the way, in the service sector. Indeed, this is part of what has happened internationally in terms of the developed countries having strongly growing service sectors.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"754949\" data-originallang=\"en\">Having said that, regarding the forestry sector and other manufacturing sectors, in the last budget we brought in a very large, accelerated capital cost allowance provision, estimated to cost about $1.3 billion. This is to permit our manufacturers to get brand new machinery and equipment over two years and write it off over that period of time. That is the way we are going to keep manufacturing strong in Canada: by moving up the scale and making sure that our manufacturers have the best and most productive technology.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"754947\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je suis certain que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'en face sait que le taux de ch\u00f4mage au Canada est \u00e0 son plus bas niveau depuis 33 ans.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"754948\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est un fait qu'il y a eu des pertes d'emplois dans le secteur manufacturier, particuli\u00e8rement en Ontario et au Qu\u00e9bec. Heureusement, la majorit\u00e9 de ceux qui perdent leur emploi se trouvent de nouveaux emplois, en fait de bons emplois, dans le secteur des services. Ce ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne se manifeste aussi au niveau international, puisqu'on constate que le secteur des services dans les pays d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s conna\u00eet une forte croissance. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"754949\" data-originallang=\"en\">En ce qui a trait au secteur forestier et \u00e0 d'autres secteurs manufacturiers, dans le dernier budget nous avons inclus une tr\u00e8s importante d\u00e9duction pour amortissement acc\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9 qui, selon les estimations, co\u00fbtera environ 1,3 milliard de dollars. Cette mesure vise \u00e0 permettre \u00e0 nos fabricants d'acheter des machines et du mat\u00e9riel neuf sur une p\u00e9riode de deux ans et d'amortir ces achats sur cette m\u00eame p\u00e9riode. Nous allons faire en sorte que le secteur de la fabrication au Canada continue d'\u00eatre fort, en le faisant passer au niveau sup\u00e9rieur et en s'assurant que nos fabricants disposent de la technologie la meilleure et la plus productive qui soit.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2007/10/23/jim-flaherty-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jim-flaherty/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/413/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2177782",
"h1": {
"en": "Speech from the Throne",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2007/10/23/",
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}