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{
"time": "2011-06-22 14:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. James Rajotte (Edmonton\u2014Leduc, CPC)",
"fr": "M. James Rajotte (Edmonton\u2014Leduc, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2444289\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, we all know that small businesses fulfill a crucial economic role in our country. They are on the front lines of economic activity by dealing directly with Canadians, both as employees and as customers.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2444290\" data-originallang=\"en\">The <a data-HoCid=\"170704\" href=\"/politicians/maxime-bernier/\" title=\"Maxime Bernier\">Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism</a> knows this all too well, since he comes from one of the most entrepreneurial regions of our country, <a data-HoCid=\"170141\" href=\"/politicians/maxime-bernier/\" title=\"Maxime Bernier\">Beauce</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2444291\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would ask the minister to inform us about what this government has done to ensure that small businesses in Canada pay less tax and create jobs and wealth in this country.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2444289\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous savons tous que les petites entreprises jouent un r\u00f4le capital dans l\u2019\u00e9conomie de notre pays. Elles sont en premi\u00e8re ligne de l\u2019activit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique, car elles traitent directement avec les Canadiens, qu\u2019ils soient employ\u00e9s ou clients.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2444290\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le <a data-HoCid=\"170704\" href=\"/politicians/maxime-bernier/\" title=\"Maxime Bernier\">ministre d'\u00c9tat \u00e0 la Petite Entreprise et au Tourisme</a> le sait tr\u00e8s bien, lui qui vient d'une r\u00e9gion du Canada des plus r\u00e9put\u00e9es pour son sens de l\u2019entreprise, la <a data-HoCid=\"170141\" href=\"/politicians/maxime-bernier/\" title=\"Maxime Bernier\">Beauce</a>.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2444291\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Je demanderais au ministre de nous dire ce que le gouvernement a fait pour que les petites entreprises au Canada payent moins d\u2019imp\u00f4t et pour qu\u2019elles cr\u00e9ent des emplois et de la richesse dans notre pays.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2011/6/22/james-rajotte-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/james-rajotte/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1248/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3922808",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Small Business",
"fr": "Les petites entreprises"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2011/6/22/",
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}
}