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{
"time": "2009-11-03 12:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Ben Lobb",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1668934\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, that is a fair question from the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128453\" href=\"/politicians/jim-maloway/\" title=\"Jim Maloway\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a>. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1668935\" data-originallang=\"en\">It comes down to the fact that the Liberals are confused. Their leader would rather provide a stimulus plan for Elections Canada employees with a $300 million election that no Canadian wants. That is what the Liberals would choose. They would choose an election that would cost $300 million over helping 190,000 Canadians and providing $1 billion to help long-tenured workers, those workers who have paid EI premiums for 30, 35 and 40 years in some cases and have never used employment insurance or very little.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1668936\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Liberal leader would choose a costly election, a $300 million election. That is the only rationale I could think of. Hopefully through time the <a data-HoCid=\"129314\" href=\"/politicians/michael-ignatieff/\" title=\"Michael Ignatieff\">Leader of the Opposition</a> will see the light on long-tenured workers.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1668934\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est une question tout \u00e0 fait l\u00e9gitime que pose le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'<a data-HoCid=\"128453\" href=\"/politicians/jim-maloway/\" title=\"Jim Maloway\">Elmwood\u2014Transcona</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1668935\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je crois que les lib\u00e9raux ne s'y retrouvent plus. Leur chef aimerait mieux offrir un plan de relance \u00e9conomique aux employ\u00e9s d'\u00c9lections Canada en d\u00e9clenchant des \u00e9lections de 300 millions de dollars dont les Canadiens ne veulent pas entendre parler. C'est pour cela que les lib\u00e9raux opteraient. Ils opteraient pour des \u00e9lections qui co\u00fbteraient 300 millions de dollars au lieu d'aider 190 000 Canadiens et d'investir 1 milliard de dollars pour donner un coup de main aux travailleurs de longue date qui ont cotis\u00e9 \u00e0 l'assurance-emploi pendant 30, 35 ou 40 ans sans jamais recevoir de prestations, ou si peu.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1668936\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le chef du Parti lib\u00e9ral pr\u00e9f\u00e9rerait des \u00e9lections co\u00fbteuses de 300 millions de dollars. C'est la seule raison qui me vienne \u00e0 l'esprit. J'esp\u00e8re que le <a data-HoCid=\"129314\" href=\"/politicians/michael-ignatieff/\" title=\"Michael Ignatieff\">chef de l'opposition</a> finira par se ranger du c\u00f4t\u00e9 des travailleurs de longue date.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/11/3/ben-lobb-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ben-lobb/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1102/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2933452",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Employment Insurance Act",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/11/3/",
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}
}