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{
    "time": "2018-03-22 14:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)",
        "fr": "L\u2019hon. Diane Lebouthillier (ministre du Revenu national, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5315727\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Laval\u2014Les \u00celes for his ongoing support for vulnerable Canadians. Our government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians receive the tax credits and benefits to which they are entitled. That is why budget 2018 doubles the funding for the community volunteer income tax program so that we can provide even more support for volunteers year round. This program provides much-needed assistance to low-income Canadians by providing a free tax return preparation service. I would like to sincerely thank all of the volunteers who are participating this year.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5315727\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je remercie mon coll\u00e8gue de Laval\u2014Les \u00celes de son appui continu aux Canadiens vuln\u00e9rables. Notre gouvernement s'est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 ce que tous les Canadiens re\u00e7oivent les cr\u00e9dits ou prestations auxquels ils ont droit. C'est pourquoi le budget de 2018 double le financement du programme communautaire des b\u00e9n\u00e9voles en mati\u00e8re d'imp\u00f4t, pour que l'on puisse soutenir encore plus les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles, et ce, \u00e0 longueur d'ann\u00e9e. Ce programme apporte l'aide essentielle aux Canadiens \u00e0 faible revenu, en offrant un service gratuit de pr\u00e9paration des d\u00e9clarations de revenus. J'aimerais dire un grand merci \u00e0 tous les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles qui y participent cette ann\u00e9e.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2018/3/22/diane-lebouthillier-6/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/diane-lebouthillier/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4236/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10026256",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": "La fiscalit\u00e9"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2018/3/22/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2018%2F3%2F22%2F"
    }
}