Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "2004-05-03 14:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Ms. Sarmite Bulte (Parkdale\u2014High Park, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, today is the 213th anniversary of the Polish constitution which is the oldest constitution in Europe and second in the world only to the American constitution.</p>\n<p>To celebrate this event, yesterday I attended mass at St. Casimir's Church in my riding which was followed by ceremonies at the parish hall hosted by the Toronto branch of the Canadian Polish Congress.</p>\n<p>This year, the Canadian Polish community also celebrated the ascension of Poland, along with nine other countries, to the European Union on May 1, 2004.</p>\n<p>Generations of talented and hardworking immigrants from Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Malta and Cyprus arrived in Canada escaping the ravages of the Cold War.</p>\n<p>Today, the European Union, like Canada, is continuing with the bold experiment of building a multicultural society based on the principles of democracy, freedom and peace.</p>\n<p>I would like to invite all members of the House to join me in saluting the European Union on this historic decision and this historic day.</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/2004/5/3/sarmite-bulte-2/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/4718/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/2614/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements By Members",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "European Union",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2004/5/3/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2004%2F5%2F3%2F"
    }
}