Mr. Speaker, Sidney Ebanks is 61 years old. He is a proud man who never missed a day of work in the last 18 years. His wife is unemployed due to a long-term illness and they are supporting an orphaned granddaughter through university. Unfortunately, Sidney was recently laid off with the closing of an auto parts plant in my riding.
\nSo, with no pension, a minimum severance, and EI clearly insufficient to pay the bills, what hope does the minister have to offer Sidney and the increasing number of families who are caught in similar situations?
", "fr": "Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, Sidney Ebanks a 61 ans. C'est un homme fier qui n'a jamais manqu\u00e9 un jour de travail au cours des 18 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Sa femme est au ch\u00f4mage en raison d'une longue maladie, et ils paient les \u00e9tudes universitaires de leur petite-fille orpheline. Malheureusement, Sidney a r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 mis \u00e0 pied \u00e0 la suite de la fermeture d'une usine de pi\u00e8ces d'auto dans ma circonscription.
\nSidney n'a pas de pension. De plus, il a re\u00e7u une indemnit\u00e9 de fin d'emploi minimale et les prestations d'assurance-emploi qu'il obtient ne sont clairement pas suffisantes pour lui permettre de payer ses factures. Je voudrais demander \u00e0 la ministre quel espoir elle peut donner \u00e0 Sidney ainsi qu'au nombre croissant de familles qui vivent des situations similaires.
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