Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2003-01-28 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, recently Statistics Canada reported that my riding of Richmond, B.C. has the highest proportion of visible minorities in the country. Among municipalities with 5,000 or more, Richmond leads the way with 59% of its population being part of a visible minority group.</p>\n<p>The census reported that during the 1990s Richmond was the top ranking city for immigrants to live in with the largest increase occurring in the Filipino community. Canadians of Chinese origin have established businesses and organizations in Richmond making it an exciting multicultural and diverse community in which to live.</p>\n<p>Eventually these newcomers will embrace Canadian citizenship and the Canadian way of life. Richmond has excellent schools and community centres thereby making it a wonderful place to live and raise a family.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2003/1/28/joe-peschisolido-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/joe-peschisolido/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4017/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Visible Minorities",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2003/1/28/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2003%2F1%2F28%2F"
    }
}