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{
"time": "2022-10-28 11:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Michael Kram (Regina\u2014Wascana, CPC)",
"fr": "M. Michael Kram (Regina\u2014Wascana, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7374374\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, people in Regina\u2014Wascana and Canadians across the country are having trouble making their mortgage payments. This week, the Bank of Canada increased lending rates by 50 basis points. That was the sixth consecutive rate hike this year. With housing becoming less and less affordable, almost all Canadians are starting to worry about paying for the roofs over their heads. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374375\" data-originallang=\"en\">I say almost all Canadians, because these difficult economic times seem to have gone unnoticed in the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a>'s Office. On a trip to London, England last month, the Prime Minister's Office managed to rack up $400,000 in hotel bills and other costs. This included one room in particular that cost $6,000 per night. If the Prime Minister cannot understand that Canadians are struggling, then Canadians need a new prime minister.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7374374\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, les habitants de Regina\u2014Wascana et les Canadiens en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral ont de la difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9gler leurs paiements hypoth\u00e9caires. Cette semaine, la Banque du Canada a augment\u00e9 les taux d'int\u00e9r\u00eat de 50 points de base. Il s'agit de la sixi\u00e8me hausse cons\u00e9cutive cette ann\u00e9e. Comme le logement en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral devient de moins en moins abordable, presque tous les Canadiens commencent \u00e0 se demander s'ils pourront continuer \u00e0 payer leur loyer. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7374375\" data-originallang=\"en\">Si je dis \u00ab presque tous les Canadiens \u00bb, c'est parce que cette p\u00e9riode \u00e9conomique difficile semble passer inaper\u00e7ue au sein du Cabinet du <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a>. \u00c0 l'occasion d'un voyage \u00e0 Londres, en Angleterre, le mois dernier, le Cabinet du premier ministre a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 accumuler 400 000 $ en frais d'h\u00e9bergement et autres, dont une chambre co\u00fbtant 6 000 $ la nuit. Si le premier ministre est incapable de comprendre que les Canadiens en arrachent, alors les Canadiens ont besoin d'un autre premier ministre. </p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2022/10/28/michael-kram-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/michael-kram/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4511/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "11889892",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": "D\u00e9clarations De D\u00e9put\u00e9s"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Government Spending",
"fr": "Les d\u00e9penses gouvernementales"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2022/10/28/",
"related": {
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}
}