Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2008-05-13 14:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Right Hon. Stephen Harper (Prime Minister, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1089488\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, in the 2008 budget, we took measures to correct the situation that has existed since the former Liberal regime. We improved the management and governance of employment insurance. In the future, a surplus will only be used by workers who lose their jobs. We have established a $2 billion surplus for this fund.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1089488\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, au contraire, dans le budget de 2008, nous avons pris des mesures pour corriger la situation qui existait depuis l'ancien r\u00e9gime lib\u00e9ral. Nous avons am\u00e9lior\u00e9 la gestion et la gouvernance de l'assurance-emploi. \u00c0 l'avenir, les surplus seront l\u00e0 seulement pour l'usage des travailleurs qui perdent leur emploi. Nous avons \u00e9tabli un surplus de 2 milliards de dollars pour ce fonds.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/5/13/stephen-harper-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/stephen-harper/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1241/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2471754",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/5/13/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2008%2F5%2F13%2F"
    }
}