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{
"time": "2024-10-08 18:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Rachel Bendayan",
"fr": "Mme Rachel Bendayan"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8598586\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, unfortunately my Conservative colleague seems to be cheering on the idea of a recession, which would be bad news for Canadians.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598587\" data-originallang=\"en\"> In fact, as I have explained, Canada is projected to have the highest growth rate of our G7 peers in 2025, which is just next year. I would also note that the Conservatives' desperation for bad economic news is not working very well for them, because Canadians understand that they are in fact in a strong economy and are seeing their wages increase.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598588\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I would like to correct the member, who mentioned yesterday, I believe, that the Conservatives are enjoying making a comparison to Alabama's GDP. Canada's GDP is $2.138 trillion. Alabama's is $242 billion. Therefore if anybody is monkeying around with the numbers, it is my colleague from Calgary Centre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598589\" data-originallang=\"en\">I do wish to end simply by stating that our government will continue to fight for vulnerable Canadians while maintaining a fiscally responsible frame.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8598586\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, malheureusement, mon coll\u00e8gue conservateur semble se r\u00e9jouir \u00e0 l'id\u00e9e d'une r\u00e9cession, ce qui serait une mauvaise nouvelle pour les Canadiens.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598587\" data-originallang=\"en\">En fait, comme je l'ai expliqu\u00e9, on pr\u00e9voit que le Canada aura le taux de croissance le plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 parmi les pays du G7 en 2025, c'est-\u00e0-dire l'an prochain. J'ajouterais que l'app\u00e9tit d\u00e9sesp\u00e9r\u00e9 des conservateurs pour de mauvaises nouvelles \u00e9conomiques ne les sert pas tr\u00e8s bien parce que les Canadiens sont conscients que l'\u00e9conomie d'ici est forte et que leurs salaires augmentent.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598588\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'aimerais corriger le d\u00e9put\u00e9 qui a mentionn\u00e9 hier, je crois, que les conservateurs aiment bien faire la comparaison avec le PIB de l'Alabama. Le PIB du Canada s'\u00e9l\u00e8ve \u00e0 2,138 billions de dollars, alors que celui de l'Alabama est de 242 milliards de dollars. Par cons\u00e9quent, s'il y a quelqu'un qui manipule les chiffres, c'est bien mon coll\u00e8gue de Calgary-Centre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598589\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je conclurai simplement en disant que le gouvernement continuera de se battre pour les Canadiens vuln\u00e9rables tout en maintenant un cadre financi\u00e8rement responsable.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2024/10/8/rachel-bendayan-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rachel-bendayan/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4488/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12916552",
"h1": {
"en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
"fr": "Motion d'ajournement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Finance",
"fr": "Les finances"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2024/10/8/",
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}
}