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{
"time": "2012-09-24 14:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton\u2014Canso, Lib.)",
"fr": "M. Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton\u2014Canso, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2978779\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the 1.4 million unemployed Canadians do not think the Conservative government is doing a great job. It has taken away the allowable earnings provision in EI, which used to allow all people earning EI benefits up to 40% of that EI benefit, so they were able to keep that money. With the changes now, if people work three days or fewer, they will lose money. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2978780\" data-originallang=\"en\">The math does not lie. It is obvious and overwhelming. People can make $800 while receiving EI and keep $800 but people who make $300 lose half of that via clawback. When will the Conservatives understand that this is hurting local income earners?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2978779\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les 1,4 million de ch\u00f4meurs canadiens ne pensent pas que le gouvernement conservateur fait de l'excellent travail. Il a \u00e9limin\u00e9 la disposition de la Loi sur l'assurance-emploi qui permettait aux gens d'accumuler des gains \u00e9quivalant \u00e0 un maximum de 40 % de leurs prestations d'assurance-emploi. Ils pouvaient ainsi conserver ces revenus. Compte tenu des changements actuels, si une personne travaille pendant trois jours ou moins, elle perd de l'argent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2978780\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les chiffres sont \u00e9loquents. C'est l'\u00e9vidence m\u00eame. Une personne qui gagne 800 $ tout en recevant des prestations d'assurance-emploi peut conserver ses gains. Toutefois, une personne qui fait 300 $ voit cette somme amput\u00e9e de moiti\u00e9 en vertu d'une disposition de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration. Quand les conservateurs vont-ils se rendre compte que cette mesure nuit aux personnes qui gagnent un revenu \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle locale?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2012/9/24/rodger-cuzner-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rodger-cuzner/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1331/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "7684305",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Employment Insurance",
"fr": "L'assurance-emploi"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2012/9/24/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2012%2F9%2F24%2F"
}
}