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{
    "time": "2009-06-15 14:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lotbini\u00e8re\u2014Chutes-de-la-Chaudi\u00e8re, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1555692\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that not all that much pondering is needed when it is so obvious. We are in the midst of a crisis, and our government has the best plan in the world to address the economic crisis.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1555693\" data-originallang=\"fr\">For example, our plan permanently reduces taxes and helps unemployed workers by improving employment insurance and training programs. Our plan creates jobs and helps the industries and communities most severely affected by the global recession. Our plan helps to create the economy of the future by improving post-secondary infrastructure and by supporting research and technology. Our plan makes it easier for Canadian business and households to access financing.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1555694\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Our plan works. An unnecessary election triggered by political opportunism would only delay the implementation of our economic action plan, to the detriment of those who need it right way.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1555692\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il me semble qu'il ne faut pas bien des jours de r\u00e9flexion quand on a sous les yeux une \u00e9vidence m\u00eame. Nous sommes en p\u00e9riode de crise, et notre gouvernement a le meilleur plan au monde pour contrer la crise \u00e9conomique. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1555693\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Entre autres, notre plan r\u00e9duit les imp\u00f4ts de fa\u00e7on permanente et vient en aide aux ch\u00f4meurs en am\u00e9liorant l'assurance-emploi et les programmes de formation. Notre plan cr\u00e9e des emplois et vient en aide aux industries et aux collectivit\u00e9s les plus touch\u00e9es par la r\u00e9cession mondiale. Notre plan aide \u00e0 cr\u00e9er l'\u00e9conomie de demain en am\u00e9liorant l'infrastructure des coll\u00e8ges et des universit\u00e9s, et en appuyant la recherche et la technologie. Notre plan rend le financement plus accessible pour les entreprises et les m\u00e9nages canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1555694\" data-originallang=\"fr\"> Notre plan fonctionne. Toute \u00e9lection inutilement d\u00e9clench\u00e9e par opportunisme politique ne ferait que retarder la mise en oeuvre du Plan d'action \u00e9conomique au d\u00e9triment de ceux et celles qui en ont imm\u00e9diatement besoin.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2009/6/15/jacques-gourde-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/jacques-gourde/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/429/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2834015",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Economic Action Plan",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2009/6/15/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2009%2F6%2F15%2F"
    }
}