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{
    "time": "2013-05-23 16:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Robert Maddix",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"3379654\" data-originallang=\"fr\">As a national organization with a major interest in the vitality of the francophone and Acadian communities, the federation recognizes the importance of bilingualism for all Canadians. The additive bilingualism we are recommending ensures harmony between the two founding peoples of this country. We believe that immersion schools are a vital tool that our society has to enable Canada's anglophone population to become bilingual. It is with that in mind that we made these recommendations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3379655\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Thank you again for your invitation. We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"3379654\" data-originallang=\"fr\">En tant qu'organisme national dont l'un des plus grands int\u00e9r\u00eats est la vitalit\u00e9 des communaut\u00e9s francophones et acadienne, la f\u00e9d\u00e9ration reconna\u00eet l'importance du bilinguisme pour l'ensemble des Canadiennes et Canadiens. Le bilinguisme additif que nous recommandons est le gage de l'harmonie entre les deux peuples fondateurs de ce pays. Nous croyons que les \u00e9coles d'immersion constituent un instrument essentiel dont notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9 dispose pour permettre \u00e0 la population anglophone du Canada d'acc\u00e9der \u00e0 ce bilinguisme. C'est donc dans cet esprit que nous vous avons fait ces recommandations.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"3379655\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous vous remercions encore de cette invitation. Nous sommes pr\u00eats \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 vos questions.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/committees/official-languages/41-1/82/robert-maddix-2/",
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    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "8031314",
    "document_url": "/committees/official-languages/41-1/82/",
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}