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speech (house debate) resource
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{
"time": "2026-04-22 14:30:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jill McKnight (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Jill McKnight (ministre des Anciens Combattants et ministre associ\u00e9e de la D\u00e9fense nationale, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9269486\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, I also attended that Vaisakhi parade in Surrey last weekend, and it was a tremendous opportunity to be in the community.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9269487\" data-originallang=\"en\">For nearly three decades, I ran a small business. I know the challenges that SMEs and entrepreneurs face. I have been there and know how close the margins can be. Things like the savings on fuel and diesel can make a difference for those drivers. It can put money back in their pockets, and it is just one part of the measures we are taking to support Canadians.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9269486\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai moi aussi assist\u00e9 au d\u00e9fil\u00e9 du Vaisakhi \u00e0 Surrey, la fin de semaine derni\u00e8re, et c'\u00e9tait une merveilleuse occasion d'aller \u00e0 la rencontre des gens de la collectivit\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9269487\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'ai dirig\u00e9 une petite entreprise pendant pr\u00e8s de 30 ans. Je connais les d\u00e9fis auxquels font face les PME et les entrepreneurs. Je suis pass\u00e9e par l\u00e0, et je sais \u00e0 quel point les marges peuvent \u00eatre serr\u00e9es. Des mesures comme les \u00e9conomies r\u00e9alis\u00e9es sur l'essence et le di\u00e9sel peuvent changer la donne pour ces conducteurs et leur permettre de garder plus d'argent dans leurs poches. Ce n'est l\u00e0 qu'une partie des mesures que nous prenons pour soutenir les Canadiens.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/4/22/jill-mcknight-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/jill-mcknight/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4829/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13460606",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "The Economy",
"fr": "L'\u00e9conomie"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/4/22/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F4%2F22%2F"
}
}