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{
    "time": "2009-05-07 14:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Marlene Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce\u2014Lachine, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1452814\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the economy has deteriorated since the Conservative budget and Canada needs extra stimulus. Economists agree that EI is the way to go. In fact, dollar for dollar, the EI system is eight times as effective as the entire tax system in mitigating the impact of a recession. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1452815\" data-originallang=\"en\">When will Conservatives stop seeing EI as a problem and see it for what it is; part of the solution?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1452814\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, depuis le budget conservateur, l'\u00e9conomie se d\u00e9t\u00e9riore et le Canada a besoin d'un coup de pouce suppl\u00e9mentaire. Les \u00e9conomistes s'accordent pour dire que l'assurance-emploi est le meilleur moyen. En fait, dollar pour dollar, ce r\u00e9gime est huit fois plus efficace que tout le r\u00e9gime fiscal pour att\u00e9nuer les retomb\u00e9es d'une r\u00e9cession.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1452815\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quand les conservateurs vont-ils cesser de consid\u00e9rer l'assurance-emploi comme un probl\u00e8me pour la voir telle qu'elle est, c'est-\u00e0-dire un \u00e9l\u00e9ment de la solution?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2009/5/7/marlene-jennings-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/marlene-jennings/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2702/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2751124",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2009/5/7/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F5%2F7%2F"
    }
}