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{
"time": "2013-05-09 14:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's, Lib.)",
"fr": "L'hon. Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3328188\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, in March, we found out that the Conservatives were fighting Jane Kittmer, new mother and cancer survivor, in court in order to avoid paying her sickness benefits. They were totally ignoring the umpire's decision in 2007 in the Rougas case, which showed that the government had been misinterpreting the law tabled by the Liberals in 2002.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3328189\" data-originallang=\"en\">When the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a> was confronted with this disgraceful action, he said, \u201cthe government is looking at a way to resolve this\u201d.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3328190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Here is a simple question: Will the minister get Ms. Kittmer her benefits now, or do the <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">Prime Minister</a>'s words mean absolutely nothing?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3328188\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous avons appris en mars dernier que les conservateurs livraient une bataille juridique contre Jane Kittmer, nouvelle maman qui a surv\u00e9cu au cancer, pour \u00e9viter de lui payer des prestations de maladie. Ils ne tenaient absolument pas compte du fait que le juge-arbitre avait conclu en 2007, dans l'affaire Rougas, que le gouvernement avait mal interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 la loi pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par les lib\u00e9raux en 2002.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3328189\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lorsqu'on avait signal\u00e9 ce cas honteux au <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a>, celui-ci avait r\u00e9pondu: \u00ab [...] le gouvernement est en train d'examiner une fa\u00e7on dont on peut r\u00e9gler ce proc\u00e8s. \u00bb</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3328190\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ma question est simple: la ministre prendra-t-elle imm\u00e9diatement les mesures n\u00e9cessaires pour que Mme Kittmer re\u00e7oive ses prestations? La d\u00e9claration du <a data-HoCid=\"78738\" href=\"/politicians/stephen-harper/\" title=\"Stephen Harper\">premier ministre</a> ne signifie-t-elle strictement rien?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2013/5/9/carolyn-bennett-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/carolyn-bennett/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2631/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "8015789",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions Orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Employment Insurance",
"fr": "L'assurance-emploi"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2013/5/9/",
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}
}