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{
    "time": "2021-04-30 11:35:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Irek Kusmierczyk (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire de la ministre de l\u2019Emploi, du D\u00e9veloppement de la main-d\u2019\u0153uvre et de l'Inclusion des personnes handicap\u00e9es, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6664061\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. No one should be travelling right now. EI is there for people who lost their job or cannot work through no fault of their own. Taking a vacation against clear government advice is a choice.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6664062\" data-originallang=\"en\"> We are focused on supporting workers who have lost their jobs, are sick themselves or who need to take time off to look after loved ones. That is our focus.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6664061\" data-originallang=\"en\">Soyons clair, monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, personne ne devrait voyager en ce moment. L'assurance-emploi est l\u00e0 pour ceux qui ont perdu leur emploi ou qui ne peuvent pas travailler pour des raisons ind\u00e9pendantes de leur volont\u00e9. Partir en vacances malgr\u00e9 les consignes claires du gouvernement, c'est un choix.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6664062\" data-originallang=\"en\">Notre priorit\u00e9 est de soutenir les travailleurs qui ont perdu leur emploi, qui sont eux-m\u00eames malades ou qui doivent prendre cong\u00e9 pour s'occuper de leurs proches. Voil\u00e0 notre priorit\u00e9.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2021/4/30/irek-kusmierczyk-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/irek-kusmierczyk/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4524/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "11276533",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions Orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Employment Insurance",
        "fr": "L'assurance-emploi"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2021/4/30/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2021%2F4%2F30%2F"
    }
}