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{
    "time": "2019-03-18 19:55:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Sean Fraser",
        "fr": "M. Sean Fraser"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5830316\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question would be good if it relied on facts that have any sort of basis in truth.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5830317\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The fact is that families are better off today than they were three years ago. I know the hon. member has difficulty accepting that, because he seems to prejudge any action that a Liberal government takes, but the fact is that with the Canada child benefit, families are better off. With the Canada workers benefit, families are better off. Families living in poverty have access to our national poverty reduction strategy, affordable housing and a number of other measures.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5830318\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I see that I am running out of time. I would be happy to carry on this conversation when time allows.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5830316\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la question du d\u00e9put\u00e9 serait pertinente si elle se basait sur des faits vrais.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5830317\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le fait est que les familles s'en sortent mieux aujourd'hui qu'il y a trois ans. Je sais que le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a du mal \u00e0 l'accepter, car il semble avoir un parti pris n\u00e9gatif \u00e0 l'endroit de toute mesure que prend un gouvernement lib\u00e9ral. Or, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'Allocation canadienne pour enfants, les familles s'en sortent mieux. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'Allocation canadienne pour les travailleurs, les familles s'en sortent mieux. Les familles pauvres sont couvertes par la Strat\u00e9gie nationale de r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9 et peuvent se pr\u00e9valoir de logements \u00e0 prix abordable et de diverses autres mesures.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5830318\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vois que mon temps de parole est \u00e9coul\u00e9, mais je serais heureux de poursuivre cette conversation.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2019/3/18/sean-fraser-5/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/sean-fraser/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4447/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10528421",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
        "fr": "Motion d'ajournement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Finance",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2019/3/18/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2019%2F3%2F18%2F"
    }
}