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{
"time": "2026-06-15 16:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Kurt Holman (London\u2014Fanshawe, CPC)",
"fr": "Kurt Holman (London\u2014Fanshawe, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9405893\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I agree with my colleague from Saskatoon West's concerns about this economy, and I also agree with our mutual colleague the member for <a data-HoCid=\"317937\" href=\"/politicians/andrew-lawton/\" title=\"Andrew Lawton\">Elgin\u2014St. Thomas\u2014London South</a>, who put forward a private member's bill to help Canadians with regard to purchasing used vehicles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405894\" data-originallang=\"en\">With regard to Bill <a data-HoCid=\"14049789\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-30/\" title=\"An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026\">C\u201130</a> and the economic outlook, recently London and the London region have had a high unemployment rate. At one time, it was 9.1%, a high unemployment rate and the highest in Canada. Recently, it was 9.2%, the highest unemployment rate. This is affecting the London region. This is affecting Londoners.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405895\" data-originallang=\"en\"> I was just wondering if my colleague from Saskatoon West is experiencing the same issues with the economy in his riding.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9405893\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je partage les pr\u00e9occupations de mon coll\u00e8gue de Saskatoon\u2011Ouest au sujet de l'\u00e9conomie. Je suis aussi d'accord avec notre coll\u00e8gue mutuel de <a data-HoCid=\"317937\" href=\"/politicians/andrew-lawton/\" title=\"Andrew Lawton\">Elgin\u2014St. Thomas\u2014London\u2011Sud</a>. Il a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire qui a pour objectif d'aider les Canadiens qui ach\u00e8tent un v\u00e9hicule usag\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405894\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour ce qui est du projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"14049789\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-30/\" title=\"An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026\">C\u201130</a> et des perspectives \u00e9conomiques, London et les environs doivent composer avec un taux de ch\u00f4mage \u00e9lev\u00e9. \u00c0 un certain moment, il atteignait 9,1 %, le taux le plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 au Canada, et a m\u00eame atteint 9,2 % r\u00e9cemment. Cela affecte toute la r\u00e9gion de London et ses habitants.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405895\" data-originallang=\"en\">J'aimerais savoir si les m\u00eames genres de probl\u00e8mes \u00e9conomiques affligent la circonscription de mon coll\u00e8gue de Saskatoon\u2011Ouest.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2026/6/15/kurt-holman-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/kurt-holman/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4755/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13582100",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Government Business No. 12\u2014Proceedings on Bill C-30",
"fr": "L'affaire \u00e9manant du gouvernement no 12 \u2014 Les d\u00e9lib\u00e9rations sur le projet de loi C\u201130"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2026/6/15/",
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}
}