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{
"time": "2009-02-11 14:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Jean-Claude D'Amours (Madawaska\u2014Restigouche, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1278011\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, because the Conservative government did not take this crisis seriously, our citizens are now suffering. Serge, a citizen of Madawaska\u2014Restigouche, asked me for help recently. After losing his job, like thousands of other people, he filed his claim for employment insurance benefits, but had to wait 55 days before he received his first cheque. In the meantime, he lost his apartment and is now wondering what will become of him. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1278012\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Why does this government treat unemployed workers and their families like second class citizens, and why is it condemning them to a life of poverty? Why does it not want to help them avoid poverty?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1278011\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, parce que le gouvernement conservateur n'a pas pris la crise au s\u00e9rieux, des citoyens souffrent. Serge, un citoyen de Madawaska\u2014Restigouche, m'a r\u00e9cemment demand\u00e9 de l'aide. Apr\u00e8s avoir perdu son emploi, comme des milliers d'autres, il a soumis sa demande pour recevoir ses prestations d'assurance-emploi, mais il a d\u00fb attendre 55 jours avant de recevoir son premier ch\u00e8que. Pendant ce temps, il perd son appartement et se pose la question de savoir ce que sera son avenir. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1278012\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Pourquoi le gouvernement traite-t-il les ch\u00f4meurs et leur famille comme des citoyens de deuxi\u00e8me classe et pourquoi veut-il confiner ces personnes \u00e0 la mis\u00e8re? Pourquoi ne veut-il pas les aider et s'assurer qu'elles sortent de la mis\u00e8re? </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/2/11/jean-claude-damours-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jean-claude-damours/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1317/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2597963",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "The Economy",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/2/11/",
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}
}