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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2011-02-04 12:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2296814\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I would like to present a petition signed by over 100 Canadians who have been hit hard by the economic downturn and are looking to the government to show compassion and leadership by improving the employment insurance system.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2296815\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners urge several improvements to the current system, including maintaining the EI benefit duration at 50 weeks, eliminating the two-week waiting period, and ensuring that workers' best 14 weeks of employment are used as a basis for their claims.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2296816\" data-originallang=\"en\">In times of crisis, Canadians expect the government to enact policies to help ensure individuals and families are not left behind.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2296814\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l'article 36 du R\u00e8glement, j'aimerais pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par plus de 100 Canadiens qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 durement touch\u00e9s par le ralentissement \u00e9conomique et qui demandent au gouvernement de faire preuve de compassion et de leadership en bonifiant le r\u00e9gime d'assurance-emploi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2296815\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires r\u00e9clament qu'on apporte plusieurs am\u00e9liorations au r\u00e9gime, notamment le maintien de la p\u00e9riode de prestations d'assurance-emploi \u00e0 50 semaines, l'\u00e9limination de la p\u00e9riode de carence de deux semaines et la garantie, pour les travailleurs, qu'ils pourront utiliser leurs 14 meilleures semaines aux fins du calcul des prestations d'assurance-emploi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2296816\" data-originallang=\"en\">En temps de crise, les Canadiens s'attendent \u00e0 ce que le gouvernement adopte des politiques afin que les particuliers et les familles ne soient pas laiss\u00e9s pour compte.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2011/2/4/borys-wrzesnewskyj-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/borys-wrzesnewskyj/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1364/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3718647",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Employment Insurance",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2011/2/4/",
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}
}