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{
"time": "2008-11-25 15:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Alan Tonks (York South\u2014Weston, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1247015\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am sure the House is very interested in the full spectrum of concerns that the member has raised. He talked about the issues related to seniors and the economy in his constituency, about the confidence that people look forward to in the future, and about a prescription of action that would be required with respect to seniors, the guaranteed income supplement and the whole issue related to pensions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247016\" data-originallang=\"en\">In my riding, the issues related to jobs, apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships and training are also equally important. People are very concerned about that. I wonder if the member could expand a little bit. I know that in his area the economic downturn has affected the forestry industry and is even creeping into the mining community. I also wonder what actions the government has taken that have impressed him as prescriptions for creating high value-added activity, additional job activity and, in particular, investing in the housing market and affordable housing. There is a full spectrum of work-related initiatives that would help in this economic downturn.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1247015\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je sais que toutes les pr\u00e9occupations soulev\u00e9es par le d\u00e9put\u00e9 int\u00e9ressent la Chambre. Le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a parl\u00e9 des a\u00een\u00e9s et de l'\u00e9conomie dans sa circonscription, il a parl\u00e9 de la confiance des gens dans l'avenir, il a parl\u00e9 de mesures qu'il faudrait prendre \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des a\u00een\u00e9s, il a parl\u00e9 du Suppl\u00e9ment de revenu garanti et de toute la question des pensions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1247016\" data-originallang=\"en\">Dans ma circonscription, l'emploi, l'apprentissage de m\u00e9tiers sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s, la formation pr\u00e9alable \u00e0 cet apprentissage et la formation en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral sont des questions \u00e9galement importantes. Ces questions pr\u00e9occupent vivement les gens. J'aimerais que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 fournisse davantage de pr\u00e9cisions. Je sais que dans la r\u00e9gion o\u00f9 habite le d\u00e9put\u00e9 le ralentissement \u00e9conomique a frapp\u00e9 le secteur forestier et qu'il commence \u00e0 toucher le secteur minier. J'aimerais savoir quelles mesures prises par le gouvernement le d\u00e9put\u00e9 consid\u00e8re comme des solutions favorisant la cr\u00e9ation d'activit\u00e9s \u00e0 valeur ajout\u00e9e, la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois et particuli\u00e8rement l'investissement dans le march\u00e9 du logement et du logement abordable. Il y a tout un train de mesures li\u00e9es \u00e0 l'emploi qui pourrait aider les gens en cette p\u00e9riode de ralentissement \u00e9conomique.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2008/11/25/alan-tonks-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/alan-tonks/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1749/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2559437",
"h1": {
"en": "Speech from the Throne",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2008/11/25/",
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}