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This is a single
speech (house debate) resource
from the openparliament.ca API. If you’re new here, you might want to look at the documentation. If API and JSON are gibberish to you, you’re better off at our main site.
{
"time": "1997-04-22 15:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "The Speaker",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p>It has become a tradition for those of us in the House to pay tribute to men and women whose achievements contribute to our national life. We have such Canadians with us today.</p>\n<p>The Special Olympics World Winter Games were held in Toronto and Collingwood in February. We have in our galleries today athletes and coaches representing the Canadian team that participated in those games.</p>\n<p>The special Olympics movement was launched 30 years ago by us, by Canadians, and has become an international success story. This year's winter games brought together 2,000 athletes from nine different countries.</p>\n<p>I want to introduce the athletes and coaches representing the Canadian teams. I ask members to hold their applause until I have introduced all of them.</p>\n<p>When I call your names, you, our Canadian athletes, I would like you to stand and stay standing until I have introduced all of you in the House: Katherine Hall, David Johnston, Tanya Parris, Erin Thom, Robin Friesen, Fabian Wawianke, Joanne Lautermilch, Lana Noonan, Jennifer Adams, Maryanne Bland, Samantha Mayer, Richard Francis, Richard Smith, Mark Virus, Jos\u00e9e Bournival, Joseph Munro, Marc Mckearney, Gordon Reddy and Frank Hayden, founder of the special Olympic movement.</p>\n<p>These are your special Olympians.</p>",
"fr": ""
},
"url": "/debates/1997/4/22/the-speaker-4/",
"politician_url": null,
"politician_membership_url": null,
"procedural": true,
"source_id": "",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Question Period",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Presence In The Gallery",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/1997/4/22/",
"related": {
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}
}