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{
    "time": "2011-06-24 17:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Lynne Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification), CPC)",
        "fr": "L'hon. Lynne Yelich (ministre d\u2019\u00c9tat (Diversification de l\u2019\u00e9conomie de l\u2019Ouest), PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2451979\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the member said she does not like all the repetition. There is no repetition on this side of the House of messages we are getting from businesses and individuals in our ridings. I received one from a constituent in the riding of Blackstrap who owns and works at a local insurance office, a small business, the type of people the NDP members claim they represent. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2451980\" data-originallang=\"en\">The constituent wrote, \u201cWe look out for all types of people, seniors, farmers, students, families, small business, churches, and we rely on Canada Post to send our clients their insurance policies and other necessary communications. For many younger individuals and urban families we send correspondence by mail. However, for those such as seniors, farmers, etc., these seniors are rural individuals and now are without the documents that would confirm their interests are protected or are without notice of potential risks they should be aware of. I would be interested to see how many vulnerable individuals would the federal opposition like to put in the position of having their valuables and investments destroyed with no protection so they can champion postal workers having extensive pay increases and receiving lavish but economically burdened pensions.\u201d</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2451981\" data-originallang=\"en\"> That is from one of my concerned constituents in Blackstrap.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2451979\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la d\u00e9put\u00e9e a dit qu'elle n'appr\u00e9cie pas les nombreuses r\u00e9p\u00e9titions. De ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre, nous ne r\u00e9p\u00e9tons pas les messages que nous avons re\u00e7us des entreprises et des gens de nos circonscriptions. J'en ai re\u00e7u un d'un \u00e9lecteur de la circonscription de Blackstrap qui travaille chez un courtier d'assurance local, une petite entreprise, le genre de personne que le NPD pr\u00e9tend repr\u00e9senter.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2451980\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'\u00e9lecteur \u00e9crit: \u00ab Nous avons une client\u00e8le tr\u00e8s vari\u00e9e, des a\u00een\u00e9s, des agriculteurs, des \u00e9tudiants, des familles, des petites entreprises, ainsi que des \u00e9glises, et nous comptons sur Postes Canada pour envoyer nos polices d'assurance et autres documents. Dans le cas de la majorit\u00e9 des jeunes gens et des familles vivant en ville, nous envoyons les documents par courriel. Toutefois, dans le cas des a\u00een\u00e9s, des agriculteurs, etc., ces personnes vivent en r\u00e9gion rurale et n'ont pas les documents qui leur permettraient de confirmer que leurs int\u00e9r\u00eats sont prot\u00e9g\u00e9s. Ils n'ont pas re\u00e7u d'avis les informant des risques potentiels auxquels ils sont expos\u00e9s. J'aimerais savoir combien de gens les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de l'opposition sont pr\u00eats \u00e0 mettre en situation de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9, si un malheur frappait les biens ou les investissements laiss\u00e9s sans protection de ces gens-l\u00e0, cela pour d\u00e9fendre les employ\u00e9s des postes afin que ceux-ci obtiennent d'importantes augmentations de salaire et des pensions g\u00e9n\u00e9reuses, mais tr\u00e8s lourdes \u00e0 assumer \u00e9conomiquement. \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2451981\" data-originallang=\"en\">Voil\u00e0 ce qu'\u00e9crit un des \u00e9lecteurs de Blackstrap.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2011/6/23/lynne-yelich-4/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/lynne-yelich/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1529/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "3935062",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act",
        "fr": "Loi sur le r\u00e9tablissement de la livraison du courrier aux Canadiens"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2011/6/23/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2011%2F6%2F23%2F"
    }
}