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{
    "time": "2007-02-22 14:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Monte Solberg (Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"449195\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I can only repeat what I just said.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"449196\" data-originallang=\"en\">There is a targeted initiative available for older workers in the province of Quebec. Quebec is a signatory to that agreement. That is on top of employment insurance benefits which are very rich and provide people with decent support during times when there are levels of high unemployment.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"449197\" data-originallang=\"en\">Beyond all of that, Canada today enjoys a roaring economy and lots of jobs thanks to the leadership of the <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\"> finance minister</a>.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"449195\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je ne peux que r\u00e9p\u00e9ter ce que je viens de dire.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"449196\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les travailleurs \u00e2g\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec b\u00e9n\u00e9ficient des avantages que procure l'initiative cibl\u00e9e. Le Qu\u00e9bec a sign\u00e9 cette entente. Cela s'ajoute aux prestations d'assurance-emploi, qui sont tr\u00e8s int\u00e9ressantes et qui aident consid\u00e9rablement les Canadiens dans les p\u00e9riodes o\u00f9 les taux de ch\u00f4mage sont \u00e9lev\u00e9s. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"449197\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mais au-del\u00e0 de tout cela, le Canada jouit actuellement d'une \u00e9conomie florissante et de nombreux d\u00e9bouch\u00e9s d'emploi, et c'est gr\u00e2ce au leadership dont fait preuve le <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\"> ministre des Finances</a>.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2007/2/22/monte-solberg-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/269/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1255/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "1931769",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Older Workers",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2007/2/22/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2007%2F2%2F22%2F"
    }
}