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{
    "time": "2020-06-17 16:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Alexandre Boulerice",
        "fr": "M. Alexandre Boulerice"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205153\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madam Chair, many freelancers and self-employed workers are both their own employees and employers, which means that they are not eligible for employment insurance.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205154\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Does the government intend to expand the program to cover self-employed workers?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205155\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Given the circumstances, does the government also intend to extend sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks? </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6205153\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Madame la pr\u00e9sidente, beaucoup de pigistes et de travailleurs autonomes sont \u00e0 la fois leurs propres employ\u00e9s et leurs propres employeurs, ce qui fait qu'ils sont exclus du r\u00e9gime de l'assurance-emploi.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205154\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Le gouvernement entend-il \u00e9largir le programme pour couvrir les travailleurs autonomes?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6205155\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Entend-il \u00e9galement, dans les circonstances, prolonger les prestations de maladie de 15 \u00e0 50 semaines?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2020/6/17/alexandre-boulerice-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/alexandre-boulerice/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4145/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "10889505",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": "Travaux des subsides"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Supplementary Estimates (A), 2020-21",
        "fr": "Le budget suppl\u00e9mentaire des d\u00e9penses (A) 2020-2021"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2020/6/17/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2020%2F6%2F17%2F"
    }
}