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{
"time": "2009-06-11 10:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1574044\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you, Mr. Chair.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574045\" data-originallang=\"en\">I wanted to ask both witnesses some questions. I think I'll start with Dr. O'Connor.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574046\" data-originallang=\"en\">When you started out your testimony you talked about the baseline basically being anecdotal or cultural stories that you've heard about how things used to be. You said they didn't have a word for \u201ccancer\u201d. I'm sure they didn't have a word for \u201cepidemiologist\u201d at some point in their language either. And I say that with respect, because there are differences.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574047\" data-originallang=\"en\">I represent a large first nations area in my constituency in Alberta, and I note that there are different health concerns on that reserve than in the neighbouring communities, and that is in large part due to cultural choices and cultural practices.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574048\" data-originallang=\"en\">Do you know what the smoking rate is in Fort Chipewyan?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1574044\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci, monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574045\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je voulais poser des questions aux deux t\u00e9moins. Je vais commencer par le Dr O'Connor.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574046\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au d\u00e9but de votre t\u00e9moignage, vous nous avez dit que la situation \u00e0 la base \u00e9tait appr\u00e9hend\u00e9e \u00e0 l'aide d'anecdotes ou d'histoires culturelles dont vous avez entendu parler concernant les modes de vie du pass\u00e9. Vous nous avez indiqu\u00e9 que la communaut\u00e9 n'avait pas de mot pour dire \u00ab cancer \u00bb. Je suis s\u00fbr qu'elle avait pas non plus de mot pour \u00ab \u00e9pid\u00e9miologiste \u00bb dans sa langue. Je vous le dis avec beaucoup de respect, parce que je sais que les choses ne sont pas si simples.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574047\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je repr\u00e9sente une r\u00e9gion \u00e9tendue occup\u00e9e par les premi\u00e8res nations dans ma circonscription de l'Alberta, et je rel\u00e8ve que les pr\u00e9occupations concernant la sant\u00e9 ne sont pas les m\u00eames dans cette r\u00e9serve que dans les localit\u00e9s environnantes, ce qui s'explique en grande partie par des choix et des pratiques culturelles.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1574048\" data-originallang=\"en\">Savez-vous quel est le pourcentage de fumeurs \u00e0 Fort Chipewyan?</p>"
},
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