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{
"time": "2009-06-15 18:25:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Ed Komarnicki",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1556392\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the member should speak to the member for <a data-HoCid=\"128521\" href=\"/politicians/michael-savage/\" title=\"Michael Savage\">Dartmouth\u2014Cole Harbour</a>, who says that we want to have the variance across the regions to allow for those that are in high unemployment areas to receive more benefits for less hours. Maybe the Liberals could decide which way they are going on this issue.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1556393\" data-originallang=\"en\">Despite the vast increase in the number of applications that have been made, they have been processed by and large in the same time before the increase, and that is significant. We have invested $60 million. We have hired additional staff, 900 people, and an additional 400 will be hired. We have done some administrative things to improve processing. What we will not do is go forward with the 45-day work year that the Liberals have proposed and increase job-killing payroll taxes or increase taxes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1556394\" data-originallang=\"en\">The <a data-HoCid=\"129314\" href=\"/politicians/michael-ignatieff/\" title=\"Michael Ignatieff\">Leader of the Opposition</a> said \u201cWe will have to raise taxes\u201d. If the Liberals want to go that route, that is what we will do at exactly the worst possible time for employers and employees alike. We do not want to kill jobs. We want to create jobs and ensure people are able to benefit from the skills training that we have in our program.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1556392\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 devrait s'adresser au d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"128521\" href=\"/politicians/michael-savage/\" title=\"Michael Savage\">Dartmouth\u2014Cole Harbour</a>, qui dit qu'il est pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable de garder les \u00e9carts entre les r\u00e9gions pour permettre \u00e0 ceux qui vivent dans les r\u00e9gions o\u00f9 le taux de ch\u00f4mage est plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 de recevoir plus de prestations pour moins d'heures de travail. Peut-\u00eatre les lib\u00e9raux pourraient-ils s'entendre sur leur position \u00e0 ce sujet.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1556393\" data-originallang=\"en\">Malgr\u00e9 l'\u00e9norme augmentation du nombre de demandes, en gros, ces derni\u00e8res ont \u00e9t\u00e9 trait\u00e9es au m\u00eame rythme qu'avant l'augmentation, ce qui est significatif. Nous avons investi 60 millions de dollars. Nous avons embauch\u00e9 900 personnes de plus, et nous en embaucherons encore 400. Nous avons effectu\u00e9 des changements administratifs afin d'am\u00e9liorer le traitement des demandes. Ce que nous ne ferons pas, c'est \u00e9tablir l'ann\u00e9e de travail de 45 jours propos\u00e9e par les lib\u00e9raux, car cela entra\u00eenerait une augmentation des charges sociales, qui sont nuisibles \u00e0 l'emploi, ou une hausse des imp\u00f4ts. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1556394\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"129314\" href=\"/politicians/michael-ignatieff/\" title=\"Michael Ignatieff\">chef de l'opposition</a> a dit \u00ab Nous allons devoir hausser les imp\u00f4ts \u00bb. Si les lib\u00e9raux veulent emprunter cette voie, ce sera au pire moment possible tant pour les employeurs que pour les employ\u00e9s. Nous voulons cr\u00e9er des emplois et veiller \u00e0 ce que les gens puissent profiter de la formation professionnelle qui est offerte dans le cadre de notre programme.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2009/6/15/ed-komarnicki-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/ed-komarnicki/",
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"source_id": "2836151",
"h1": {
"en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Employment Insurance",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2009/6/15/",
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}