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{
"time": "2021-03-12 12:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6555003\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to present petition e-2928 on behalf of post-secondary graduates in 2020.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6555004\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners faced a very difficult job market as a result of the pandemic. They would normally receive a grace period of six months to make payments on their student loans, which happens to overlap with the six-month grace period the government instituted. However, of course, six months later the job market was very difficult. The petitioners are calling for an extension of the non-repayment period so that their usual period does not overlap with the exceptional period.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6555005\" data-originallang=\"en\">I note that this is less than what the government committed to on November 30, when it committed to eliminating interest on repayment for the federal portion of student loans for 2021-22. We are eagerly awaiting those policy changes as well.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6555003\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je suis heureux de prendre la parole aujourd'hui pour pr\u00e9senter la p\u00e9tition e-2928 au nom d'\u00e9tudiants qui ont obtenu un dipl\u00f4me d'\u00e9tudes postsecondaires en 2020.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6555004\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires ont d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 un march\u00e9 du travail tr\u00e8s difficile \u00e0 cause de la pand\u00e9mie. Normalement, ils ont droit \u00e0 un d\u00e9lai de gr\u00e2ce de six mois pour rembourser leurs pr\u00eats \u00e9tudiants, mais ce dernier a chevauch\u00e9 le d\u00e9lai de gr\u00e2ce de six mois accord\u00e9 par le gouvernement. Toutefois, six mois plus tard, le march\u00e9 du travail \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s difficile. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent que la p\u00e9riode de non-remboursement soit prolong\u00e9e afin que le d\u00e9lai de gr\u00e2ce habituel ne chevauche pas le d\u00e9lai exceptionnel.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6555005\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je souligne que c'est moins que ce que le gouvernement a promis le 30 novembre dernier, quand il s'est engag\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9liminer les int\u00e9r\u00eats sur le remboursement de la partie f\u00e9d\u00e9rale des pr\u00eats \u00e9tudiants pour l'ann\u00e9e 2021-2022. Nous attendons aussi avec impatience que l'on apporte les changements promis.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2021/3/12/daniel-blaikie-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/daniel-blaikie/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4407/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11184889",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Post-Secondary Education",
"fr": "L'\u00e9ducation postsecondaire"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2021/3/12/",
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}
}