Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2009-03-03 14:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Diane Finley (Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1315992\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I have always believed that using the wrong statistics is nothing but scaremongering. That is totally unacceptable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1315993\" data-originallang=\"en\">What we also find unacceptable is that anyone should have to wait for his or her EI benefits. That is why we are dealing with record numbers of applications by bringing back recent retirees. We are pulling back people from other departments. We have extended our operating hours for the call centre. We are working overtime. We are increasing automation. We want these people to get the money that they need and deserve.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1315992\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai toujours pens\u00e9 qu'il est alarmiste de citer des chiffres erron\u00e9s. C'est tout \u00e0 fait inacceptable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1315993\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est tout aussi inacceptable, selon nous, que quiconque ait \u00e0 attendre pour toucher des prestations d'assurance-emploi. C'est pourquoi nous avons rappel\u00e9 des employ\u00e9s retrait\u00e9s pour s'attaquer au nombre record de demandes. Nous faisons appel \u00e0 des employ\u00e9s d'autres minist\u00e8res. Nous avons prolong\u00e9 les heures d'ouverture des centres d'appel. Nous faisons des heures suppl\u00e9mentaires. Nous avons davantage recours \u00e0 l'automatisation. Nous voulons que ces personnes puissent obtenir l'argent dont elles ont besoin et qu'elles m\u00e9ritent.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2009/3/3/diane-finley-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/diane-finley/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1370/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2632994",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2009/3/3/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F3%2F3%2F"
    }
}