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{
"time": "2010-12-07 14:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2229411\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the Ontario auditor general reported that over 50,000 patients were kept in hospitals longer than necessary because there were no home care services. This is a national reality. In fact, 85% of home care is delivered by family caregivers, who spend almost half of their savings and give up a quarter of their incomes to do so. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2229412\" data-originallang=\"en\">There is a desperate need for a family caregiver strategy, yet the <a data-HoCid=\"128694\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development</a>'s callous response to this crisis is that caregivers should use their vacation time. When will the government stand up for working Canadians?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2229411\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le v\u00e9rificateur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'Ontario a soulign\u00e9 que plus de 50 000 patients devaient rester \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital plus longtemps que n\u00e9cessaire en raison du manque de services de soins \u00e0 domicile. La situation est la m\u00eame partout au pays. En fait, 85 p. 100 des soins \u00e0 domicile sont fournis par des membres de la famille qui doivent y consacrer pr\u00e8s de la moiti\u00e9 de leurs \u00e9conomies et le quart de leur salaire. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2229412\" data-originallang=\"en\">Il est essentiel de pouvoir compter sur une strat\u00e9gie nationale \u00e0 l'intention des aidants naturels, mais la <a data-HoCid=\"128694\" href=\"/politicians/diane-finley/\" title=\"Diane Finley\">ministre des Ressources humaines et du D\u00e9veloppement des comp\u00e9tences</a> se contente de r\u00e9pondre tr\u00e8s durement et d'affirmer que ces gens n'ont qu'\u00e0 prendre des vacances. Quand le gouvernement d\u00e9fendra-t-il les travailleurs canadiens?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/12/7/hedy-fry-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/hedy-fry/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3102/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3640061",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Health",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/12/7/",
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}
}